Fawlty Towers actor Prunella Scales dies aged 93

'Fawlty Towers' actress Prunella Scales is no more

Actress Prunella Scales, best known for her role as the long-suffering Sybil in the British TV comedy classic 'Fawlty Towers', has died aged 93, her family said on Tuesday. The actress passed away "peacefully at home in London" on Monday, her sons Samuel and Joseph said. "She was watching Fawlty Towers the day before she died," they said in a statement on X, adding her last days were "comfortable, contented and surrounded by love". Scales was di…

Prunella Scales, comically imperious wife on ‘Fawlty Towers,’ dies at 93

Prunella Scales, a British actress who had a six-decade career on stage and screen but was best remembered for her indelible sitcom role as the imperious and henpecking innkeeper’s wife Sybil Fawlty on “Fawlty Towers,” died Oct. 27 at her…

John Cleese shares touching tribute to late Fawlty Towers co-star Prunella Scales

John Cleese has paid tribute to his Fawlty Towers co-star Prunella Scales following her death at the age of 93, describing her as “absolutely perfect”.Scales starred in the BBC comedy series as Sybil Fawlty, the acid-tongued wife of Basil Fawlty, played by Cleese.Cleese said in a statement following the tragic news of her passing: “How very sad. Pru was a really wonderful comic actress. I’ve recently been watching a number of clips of Fawlty Tow…

BBC sitcom star dead at 93

LONDON — Actor Prunella Scales, best known as acid-tongued Sybil Fawlty in the classic British sitcom “Fawlty Towers,” has died, her children said Tuesday. She was 93 and had lived with dementia for many years.

Beloved star of British sitcom Fawlty Towers dies

One of the most legendary British TV stars of all time has tragically passed away less than a year after her husband.