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Fawlty Towers
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Fawlty Towers is a British television sitcom written by John Cleese and Connie Booth, originally broadcast on BBC Two in 1975 and 1979. Two series of six episodes each were made. Set in Fawlty Towers,
The "Fawlty Towers" sign in the foreground image varied (usually as an anagram) between episodes
The "Fawlty Towers" sign in the foreground image varied (usually as an anagram) between episodes
Gleneagles Hotel, Torquay, in 2009. Cleese stayed at the hotel with the Monty Python team in 1970, and was inspired to write the series by the eccentr
Gleneagles Hotel, Torquay, in 2009. Cleese stayed at the hotel with the Monty Python team in 1970, and was inspired to write the series by the eccentric behaviour of the hotel's owner Donald Sinclair.
Cast of Fawlty Towers, left to right: (front) Prunella Scales (Sybil Fawlty), Connie Booth (Polly) and Andrew Sachs (Manuel); (back) John Cleese (Basi
Cast of Fawlty Towers, left to right: (front) Prunella Scales (Sybil Fawlty), Connie Booth (Polly) and Andrew Sachs (Manuel); (back) John Cleese (Basil Fawlty)
BBC studio recording ticket for the second episode, "The Builders"
BBC studio recording ticket for the second episode, "The Builders"
Prunella Scales
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Prunella Margaret Rumney West, known professionally as Prunella Scales, was an English actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Sybil Fawlty in the BBC television sitcom Fawlty Towers and her p
Fawlty Towers
…Sinclair, was the inspiration for Cleese's character, Basil Fawlty. The plots centre on Fawlty, the tense, rude and put-upon owner, his bossy wife Sybil (Prunella Scales), the sensible chambermaid Polly (Booth), and the hapless and English-challenged Spanish waiter Manuel (Andrew Sachs). They attempt to run the hotel…
Scales in 2010
Scales in 2010
Scales and her husband, the actor Timothy West, travelled together on narrowboats for the documentary series Great Canal Journeys.
Scales and her husband, the actor Timothy West, travelled together on narrowboats for the documentary series Great Canal Journeys.
Actor Samuel West, the son of Scales and Timothy West, played Siegfried Farnon in the 2020 remake of the veterinary drama series All Creatures Great a
Actor Samuel West, the son of Scales and Timothy West, played Siegfried Farnon in the 2020 remake of the veterinary drama series All Creatures Great and Small.