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Prunella Scales

Prunella Scales

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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    6.1
    973 votes
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    7.0
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    6.7
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    138 votes
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    6.7
    39 votes
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    5.2
    32 votes
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    4.2
    27 votes
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    4.8
    23 votes
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    11 votes
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    11 votes
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    3.4
    9 votes
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    Average Rating
    6.6
    8 votes
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    34 years ago
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    Average Rating
    5.4
    8 votes
    Release Date
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    72 years ago
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    Average Rating
    6.9
    7 votes
    Release Date
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    Average Rating
    6.4
    7 votes
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    27 years ago
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    8.0
    4 votes
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    Average Rating
    6.0
    4 votes
    Release Date
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    Average Rating
    3.8
    4 votes
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    32 years ago
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    Average Rating
    5.0
    4 votes
    Release Date
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    12 years ago
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    Average Rating
    6.3
    3 votes
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    Average Rating
    8.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
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    38 years ago
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    Average Rating
    1.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
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    39 years ago
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    Average Rating
    8.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
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    12 years ago
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    Average Rating
    8.0
    2 votes
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    43 years ago

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    Average Rating
    6.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
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    74 years ago
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    Average Rating
    8.0
    2 votes
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    41 years ago
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    Average Rating
    5.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
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    20 years ago
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    Average Rating
    6.0
    1 votes
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    7.0
    1 votes
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    Average Rating
    6.0
    1 votes
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    Average Rating
    6.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
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    43 years ago
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    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    20 years ago

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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
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    24 years ago
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
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    36 years ago
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
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    Played Milly

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    37 years ago

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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
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    30 years ago
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    38 years ago
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    Played Aunt Ellie

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    34 years ago
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    Played Fleecy Flock

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
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    35 years ago
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    39 years ago
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    Played Annie Parker

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    38 years ago
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    42 years ago
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
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    49 years ago
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    37 years ago
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    37 years ago
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    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
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    10 months ago
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