1932Born, Sutton Abinger
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Prunella Margaret Rumney West Scales CBE (née Illingworth; 22 June 1932) was 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 Question 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.
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WolfMaude Waggins
Howards EndAunt Juley
The Boys from BrazilMrs. Harrington
Midsomer MurdersEleanor Bunsall
Agatha Christie's MarpleMrs Mackenzie2004Agatha Christie's MarpleMrs Mackenzie · 1 episodeShow
2003Looking for VictoriaPresenter · 2 episodesShow
2003The RoyalRed Admiral · 1 episodeShow
2002DickensElizabeth Dickens · 1 episodeShow
1997Keeping MumMarjorie · 1 episodeShow
1996Dennis the Menace and GnasherMrs. Duffel · 1 episodeShow
1996Dalziel and PascoeEdith Disney · 1 episodeShow
1996Silent WitnessAnne Parker · 2 episodesShow
1995SearchingMrs. Tilston · 7 episodesShow
1995The World of Lee EvansMother · 1 episodeShow
1995Look at the State We're In!Storyteller · 1 episodeShow
1995Signs and WondersElizabeth Palmore · 4 episodesShow
1994The Rector's WifeMarjorie Richardson · 3 episodesShow
1989Screen OneH.M.Q. · 1 episodeShow
1988Thompson1 episodeShow
1988After HenrySarah France · 38 episodesShow
1986Unnatural CausesJudith · 1 episodeShow
1986ScreenPlayMilly · 1 episodeShow
1985Theatre NightMrs. Prentice · 1 episodeShow
1985Mapp & LuciaMiss Elizabeth Mapp · 10 episodesShow
1984Weekend PlayhouseOlive Dodd · 1 episodeShow
1982S.W.A.L.K.Patti · 6 episodesShow
1981BergeracGloria Gibbins · 1 episodeShow
1981Never the TwainSusan Peel · 1 episodeShow
1978The BBC Television ShakespeareMistress Page · 1 episodeShow
1978Pickersgill PeopleMavis Blackhead · 1 episodeShow
1977TargetDiana Blake · 1 episodeShow
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