Prunella Scales CBE was an English actress best known for her role as Basil Fawlty's wife Sybil in the BBC comedy Fawlty Towers and her BAFTA award-nominated role as Queen Elizabeth II in "A Question of Attribution" (Screen One, BBC 1991) by Alan Bennett. In March 2014 her husband told The Guardian that Scales was living with Alzheimer's disease. She and Timothy West discussed practical measures in a radio programme about age and dementia on BBC Radio 4 in December, 2014. In August, 2015, it was reported that Scales' condition had worsened considerably to the point that she can barely remember any of she and West's fifty-three years of marriage.
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Great Canal Journeys (2014)
Starring as Prunella Scales
(20 episodes)
- Episode 6x03: The Crinan Canal (Nov 13, 2016)
- Episode 6x02: The Caledonian (Nov 6, 2016)
- Episode 6x01: Bristol and North Devon (Oct 23, 2016)
- Episode 5x03: Leeds and Liverpool (Aug 31, 2016)
- Episode 5x02: Netherlands (Aug 24, 2016)
- Episode 5x01: Venice (Aug 17, 2016)
- Episode 4x03: Stratford-upon-Avon (Apr 3, 2016)
- Episode 4x02: Stockholm and the Archipelago (Mar 27, 2016)
- Episode 4x01: The Göta Canal, Sweden (Mar 20, 2016)
- Episode 3x03: Shannon Erne Waterway (Nov 8, 2015)
- Episode 3x02: Birmingham to Braunston (Nov 1, 2015)
- Episode 3x01: London's Lost Route to the Sea (Oct 25, 2015)
- Episode 2x04: Forth and Clyde and Union Canals (Apr 5, 2015)
- Episode 2x03: Canal du Midi (Mar 29, 2015)
- Episode 2x02: The London Ring Canals (Mar 22, 2015)
- Episode 2x01: Oxford Canal (Mar 15, 2015)
- Episode 1x04: Canal du Nivernais (Mar 31, 2014)
- Episode 1x03: The Llangollen Canal (Mar 24, 2014)
- Episode 1x02: The Rochdale (Mar 17, 2014)
- Episode 1x01: The Kennet and Avon (Mar 10, 2014)
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004)
Guest starring as Mrs. Mackenzie
- Episode 4x01: A Pocket Full of Rye (Sep 6, 2009)
The Big Knights (1999)
Starring as Queen Melissa / Aunt Lily
(13 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: The Royal Escort (Mar 12, 2000)
- Episode 1x12: Proton Power (Mar 5, 2000)
- Episode 1x11: The Troll Bridge (Feb 27, 2000)
- Episode 1x10: Clockwork Knights (Feb 20, 2000)
- Episode 1x09: Lost Doris (Feb 13, 2000)
- Episode 1x08: Alchemy (Feb 6, 2000)
- Episode 1x07: The Village Games (Jan 30, 2000)
- Episode 1x06: Sir Morris and the Beanstalk (Jan 23, 2000)
- Episode 1x05: The Land of the Vampires (Jan 16, 2000)
- Episode 1x04: Time Protonosphere (Jan 9, 2000)
- Episode 1x03: Knight School (Jan 2, 2000)
- Episode 1x02: Ethel and the Imp (Dec 26, 1999)
- Episode 1x01: Knights in Distress (Dec 19, 1999)
Loose Women (1999)
Guest starring as Prunella Scales
(2 episodes)
- Episode 11x13: 31/01/07 - Lilia Kopylova, Prunella Scales (Jan 31, 2007)
- Episode 2x04: 07/01/2000 - Vicky Entwistle, Bruce Jones, Prunella Scales (Jan 7, 2000)
Midsomer Murders (1998)
Guest starring as Eleanor Bunsall
- Episode 3x04: Beyond the Grave (Feb 5, 2000)
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996)
Guest starring as Edith Disney
- Episode 1x02: An Advancement of Learning (Mar 23, 1996)
Look at the State We're In! (1995)
Starring as Storyteller
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1x05: Nanny Knows Best (Jun 3, 1995)
- Episode 1x04: Legal System (May 28, 1995)
- Episode 1x03: Local Government (May 27, 1995)
- Episode 1x02: Secrecy (May 21, 1995)
- Episode 1x01: The Organisation (May 20, 1995)
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends (1992)
Guest starring as Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle
- Episode 1x06: The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Jeremy Fisher (Apr 3, 1994)
Screen One (1989)
Guest starring as HM the Queen
- Episode 3x08: A Question of Attribution (Oct 20, 1991)
After Henry (1988)
Starring as Sarah France
(38 episodes)
- Episode 4x06: The Other Married Man (Aug 24, 1992)
- Episode 4x05: The Married Man (Aug 17, 1992)
- Episode 4x04: Yes and No (Aug 10, 1992)
- Episode 4x03: A Fully Extended Family (Aug 3, 1992)
- Episode 4x02: Poor Relations (Jul 27, 1992)
- Episode 4x01: Dependent Relatives (Jul 20, 1992)
- Episode 3x12: Last Chances (Apr 17, 1990)
- Episode 3x11: Family Album (Apr 3, 1990)
- Episode 3x10: Unforeseen Circumstances (Mar 27, 1990)
- Episode 3x09: Party Politics (Mar 20, 1990)
- Episode 3x08: The Mysterious Affair at Bygone Books (Mar 13, 1990)
- Episode 3x07: Charity (Mar 6, 1990)
- Episode 3x06: Mr Fixit (Feb 27, 1990)
- Episode 3x05: The Dinner Party (Feb 20, 1990)
- Episode 3x04: Relative Movement (Feb 13, 1990)
- Episode 3x03: Home Comforts (Feb 6, 1990)
- Episode 3x02: Curiosity (Jan 30, 1990)
- Episode 3x01: Mr. Right (Jan 23, 1990)
- Episode S03 Special: A Week of Sundays (Dec 25, 1989)
- Episode 2x12: Going Away (Apr 11, 1989)
- Episode 2x11: Efficiency (Apr 4, 1989)
- Episode 2x10: Idle Speculation (Mar 28, 1989)
- Episode 2x09: Upstagers (Mar 21, 1989)
- Episode 2x08: Out on a Limb (Mar 14, 1989)
- Episode 2x07: Gossip (Mar 7, 1989)
- Episode 2x06: Lines of Communication (Feb 28, 1989)
- Episode 2x05: Wedding Bells (Feb 7, 1989)
- Episode 2x04: The Cold (Jan 31, 1989)
- Episode 2x03: Memory Games (Jan 24, 1989)
- Episode 2x02: Open Secrets (Jan 17, 1989)
- Episode 2x01: Intellectual Aspirations (Jan 10, 1989)
- Episode S02 Special: A Quiet Christmas (Dec 26, 1988)
- Episode 1x06: The Birthday (Feb 8, 1988)
- Episode 1x05: Romantic Complications (Feb 1, 1988)
- Episode 1x04: Security (Jan 25, 1988)
- Episode 1x03: The Teapot (Jan 18, 1988)
- Episode 1x02: Phone Calls (Jan 11, 1988)
- Episode 1x01: The Older Man (Jan 4, 1988)
Mapp & Lucia (1985)
Starring as Miss Elizabeth Mapp
(10 episodes)
- Episode 2x05: Au Reservoir (May 31, 1986)
- Episode 2x04: Worship (May 24, 1986)
- Episode 2x03: Lady Bountiful (May 17, 1986)
- Episode 2x02: Change and Change About (May 10, 1986)
- Episode 2x01: Winner Takes All (May 3, 1986)
- Episode 1x05: The Owl and the Pussycat (May 12, 1985)
- Episode 1x04: Lobster Pots (May 5, 1985)
- Episode 1x03: The Italian Connection (Apr 28, 1985)
- Episode 1x02: Battle Stations (Apr 21, 1985)
- Episode 1x01: The Village Fete (Apr 14, 1985)
Lucky Feller (1976)
Guest starring as Farmer's Wife
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: The Wedding (Nov 26, 1976)
- Episode 1x12: A Night on the Moors (Nov 19, 1976)
Fawlty Towers (1975)
Starring as Sybil Fawlty
(12 episodes)
- Episode 2x06: Basil the Rat (a.k.a. Rats) (Oct 25, 1979)
- Episode 2x05: The Anniversary (Mar 26, 1979)
- Episode 2x04: The Kipper and the Corpse (a.k.a. Death) (Mar 12, 1979)
- Episode 2x03: Waldorf Salad (Mar 5, 1979)
- Episode 2x02: The Psychiatrist (Feb 26, 1979)
- Episode 2x01: Communication Problems (a.k.a. Theft) (Feb 19, 1979)
- Episode 1x06: The Germans (Oct 24, 1975)
- Episode 1x05: Gourmet Night (a.k.a. Gourmet's Paradise) (Oct 17, 1975)
- Episode 1x04: The Hotel Inspectors (Oct 10, 1975)
- Episode 1x03: The Wedding Party (a.k.a. Sex) (Oct 3, 1975)
- Episode 1x02: The Builders (Sep 26, 1975)
- Episode 1x01: A Touch of Class (Sep 19, 1975)