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
Scales in 2010
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 and Small.
Hobson's Choice (1954 film)
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Hobson's Choice is a 1954 British romantic comedy film directed by David Lean. It is based on the 1915 play of the same name by Harold Brighouse, and stars Charles Laughton in the role of Victorian bo
Prunella Scales
…cast in comic roles. Her early work included the (believed now to be lost) second UK adaptation of Pride and Prejudice (1952), Laxdale Hall (1953), Hobson's Choice (1954), The Matchmaker in the West End and on Broadway (1954-55), Room at the Top (1958) and Waltz of the Toreadors (1962). Scales's career break came…
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