Prunella Scales, Sybil on ‘Fawlty Towers,’ Dies
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An episode of Fawlty Towers will air tonight on BBC One in a special tribute to late actress Prunella Scales. The BBC has confirmed that it will air the episode in the wake of the 93-year-old's death. Scales played the character of Basil Fawlty's wife Sybil for the entire run of the show, from 1975 to 1979.
As Elizabeth Mapp in Mapp & Lucia, Prunella Scales brought to life one of literature’s most competitive social climbers. The show’s charm came from watching two strong-willed women, i.e., Mapp and her rival Lucia, take part in endless one-upmanship in a quaint English village.
LONDON (AP) — 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.
Prunella Scales -- the beloved British actress best known for her role on the '70s sitcom "Fawlty Towers" -- has died at the age of 93.