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Prunella Scales

Prunella Scales

Known For Acting
Birthday Jun 22, 1932 (93)
Birthplace Sutton Abinger, Surrey, England, UK
Popularity 0.6 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Prunella Margaret Rumney West Scales CBE (née Illingworth; born 22 June 1932) is an English former actor, best known for playing Sybil Fawlty, wife of Basil Fawlty (John Cleese), in the BBC comedy Fawlty Towers; for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in A Que ... stion of Attribution (Screen One, BBC 1991) by Alan Bennett (for which she was nominated for a BAFTA award); and for the documentary series Great Canal Journeys (2014–2021), in which she travels on canal barges and narrowboats with her husband, fellow actor Timothy West. Description above from the Wikipedia article Prunella Scales, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

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Sub Rosa

Sub Rosa

2014

as Madame

The Phone Call

The Phone Call

2013

as Joan

Run For Your Wife

Run For Your Wife

2012

as Woman in Pub

Horrid Henry: The Movie

Horrid Henry: The Movie

2011

as Great Aunt Greta

The Shell Seekers

The Shell Seekers

2007

as Dolly Keeling

Station Jim

Station Jim

2001

as Queen Victoria

An Ideal Husband

An Ideal Husband

1999

as Lady Markby

Mad Cows

Mad Cows

1999

as Dr. Minny Stinkler

Stiff Upper Lips

Stiff Upper Lips

1998

as Aunt Agnes

Breaking the Code

Breaking the Code

1996

as Sara Turing

Lord of Misrule

Lord of Misrule

1996

as Shirley

Emma

Emma

1996

as Miss Bates

Second Best

Second Best

1994

as Margery

Fair Game

Fair Game

1994

as Marjorie

Wolf

Wolf

1994

as Maude Waggins

My Friend Walter

My Friend Walter

1992

as Aunt Ellie

Freddie as F.R.O.7.

Freddie as F.R.O.7.

1992

as Queen (voice)

Howards End

Howards End

1992

as Aunt Juley

A Question of Attribution

A Question of Attribution

1991

as H.M.Q.

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

1990

as Fleecy Flock

Beyond The Pale

Beyond The Pale

1989

as Milly

A Chorus of Disapproval

A Chorus of Disapproval

1989

as Hannah Ap Llewellyn

Consuming Passions

Consuming Passions

1988

as Ethel

What the Butler Saw

What the Butler Saw

1987

as Mrs Prentice

When We Are Married

When We Are Married

1987

as Annie Parker

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

1987

as Moira O'Neill

Absurd Person Singular

Absurd Person Singular

1985

as Marion Brewster-Wright

The Wicked Lady

The Wicked Lady

1983

as Lady Kingsclere

Outside Edge

Outside Edge

1982

as Miriam

The Merry Wives of Windsor

The Merry Wives of Windsor

1982

as Mistress Page

Doris and Doreen

Doris and Doreen

1978

as Doris Rutter

The Boys from Brazil

The Boys from Brazil

1978

as Mrs. Harrington

The Littlest Horse Thieves

The Littlest Horse Thieves

1976

as Mrs. Sandman

Waltz of the Toreadors

Waltz of the Toreadors

1962

as Estella Fitzjohn

Room at the Top

Room at the Top

1958

as Council Office Worker (uncredited)

Hobson's Choice

Hobson's Choice

1954

as Vicky Hobson

What Every Woman Wants

What Every Woman Wants

1954

as Mary

Laxdale Hall

Laxdale Hall

1953

as Morag McLeod

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Television Credits

Fawlty Towers

as Sybil Fawlty

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Sep 19, 1975

Look at the State We're In!

as Storyteller

Episodes: 6

First Aired: May 20, 1995

Pride and Prejudice

as Lydia Bennet

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Feb 02, 1952

The Rector's Wife

as Marjorie Richardson

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Mar 04, 1994

Signs and Wonders

as Elizabeth Palmore

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 16, 1995

Silent Witness

as Anne Parker

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 21, 1996

Midsomer Murders

as Eleanor Bunsall

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 1997

Bergerac

as Gloria Gibbins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 18, 1981

Keeping Mum

as Marjorie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 17, 1997

Unnatural Causes

as Judith

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 08, 1986

The Royal

as Red Admiral

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 19, 2003

Dennis the Menace and Gnasher

as Mrs. Duffel

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 02, 1996

Casualty

as Jocelyn Anderson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1986

The World of Lee Evans

as Mother

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 02, 1995

Thirty-Minute Theatre

as Marie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1965

Agatha Christie's Marple

as Mrs Mackenzie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 12, 2004

Marriage Lines

Episodes: 43

First Aired: May 14, 1961

After Henry

Episodes: 39

First Aired: Jan 04, 1988

Great Canal Journeys

as Self

Episodes: 34

First Aired: Mar 10, 2014

Mapp & Lucia

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Apr 14, 1985

Dickens

Episodes: 3

First Aired: May 11, 2002

An Audience with...

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 08, 1978

Seven of One

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 25, 1973

Dalziel & Pascoe

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 16, 1996

Target

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1977

The BBC Television Shakespeare

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 03, 1978

Thompson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 10, 1988

Lucky Feller

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 04, 1976

Loose Women

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1999

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Year Month Avg Max Min
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2024 7 14 21 7
2024 8 11 21 4
2024 9 9 22 3
2024 10 4 7 1
2024 11 6 10 2
2024 12 6 11 2
2025 1 12 21 5
2025 2 11 21 1
2025 3 5 9 1
2025 5 2 2 1
2025 6 1 1 1
2025 7 1 1 0
2025 8 2 5 0

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