Posted on 10/29/2025 12:50:54 PM PDT by dfwgator
Fawlty Towers actress Prunella Scales has died aged 93, her family have confirmed.
Scales was best known for playing hotel manager Sybil Fawlty, the long-suffering and domineering wife of Basil - played by John Cleese - in the classic British sitcom.
The actress died "peacefully at home in London yesterday", her sons Samuel and Joseph said.
They added that she was watching Fawlty Towers the day before she died. Cleese paid tribute, describing Scales as "a really wonderful comic actress". He said: "Scene after scene she was absolutely perfect."
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I lived in the UK when Faulty Towers was shown live on TV. My favorite pub but 3 blocks away would not see my face on Faulty Towers night. I sat at home with a drink in hand and watched the insane humor.
She was the perfect foil to John Cleese in the series.
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