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John Cleese shares heartbreaking photos with 'dear' Fawlty Towers co-star Prunella Scales after her death

John Cleese paid tribute to both stars while sharing snaps of the trio laughing together at an event on Instagram

Evening Standard

‘She called me a silly boy! Lovely lady!’ Your treasured memories of Prunella Scales

From her assistance with crosswords to a wink that set a career in motion, Guardian readers share favourite memories of the actor

The Guardian - UK

Prunella Scales, actor who played Sybil in Fawlty Towers, dies aged 93

As well as her role as the long-suffering Sybil Fawlty in the classic sitcom, she also starred in ‘Mapp & Lucia’ and ‘After Henry’, and played Queen Victoria on stage and screen

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Fawlty Towers legend John Cleese leads tribute to sitcom co-star Prunella Scales

John Cleese has paid his respects to his Fawlty Towers co-star and on-screen wife, Prunella Scales, who has died at the age of 93.

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‘Perfection’: how Prunella Scales’s Sybil Fawlty is one of TV comedy’s best characters

The accomplished classical actress had a perfect ear and the ability to effortlessly pull off demanding jokes. Her performance as Sybil alongside John Cleese in Fawlty Towers was one of sitcoms’ finest

The Guardian - UK

Fawlty Towers creator remembers ‘really wonderful comic’ Prunella Scales

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The Independent UK

Fawlty Towers creator John Cleese pays tribute to ‘perfect’ onscreen wife Prunella Scales

Prunella Scales played Sybil, the long-suffering wife of bumbling hotelier Basil Fawlty

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Prunella Scales obituary

Versatile stage and screen actor who found TV comedy fame as Sybil Fawlty and later played Elizabeth II on stage

The Guardian - UK

John Cleese pays tribute to Fawlty Towers’ Prunella Scales

The actress died at the age of 93, her family announced.

Evening Standard

Actress Prunella Scales, best known for playing Sybil Fawlty in Fawlty Towers, dies aged 93

The actress Prunella Scales, best known for her role as Sybil Fawlty in the British comedy series Fawlty Series, has died aged 93.

Euronews

Fawlty Towers actor Prunella Scales dies aged 93

Actor portrayed Sybil Fawlty and later charmed viewers with her canal boat journeys alongside husband Timothy West

The Guardian - UK

Prunella Scales death: Fawlty Towers actor dies aged 93

Actor was best known for playing the bossy wife to John Cleese’s eccentric hotelier Basil Fawlty in the acclaimed BBC sitcom

The Independent UK

Prunella Scales will forever be known as the long-suffering wife of Basil Fawlty

Although she was regularly cast in comic roles, her abilities ranged far more widely than that – she even appeared in opera.

Evening Standard

‘I said goodbye to Heath Ledger at this urinal’: a stroll round Terry Gilliam’s pivotal places

The studio where he crashed the Life of Brian spaceship, the stage where he put on a Faust that caused fights, the pub where he last spoke to Heath Ledger … the ex-Python takes a hilarious and evocative meander down memory lane

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‘Verging on unwatchable’: Guardian writers on their most stressful movies

With the US release of Rose Byrne’s anxiety-inducing motherhood spiral If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, writers relive their most uncomfortable movie watches

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Here’s your chance to win one of four £100 ticket bundles to the Henley Literary Festival, the UK’s celebrated event for authors, talks and cultural highlights

Evening Standard

Eric Idle at the Royal Albert Hall review: still finding life's bright side

This veteran comedian’s set brought together Monty Python memories, stories of Elvis Presley and the Masked Singer

The Conversation

Who are the worst mothers in literature? Our experts weigh in

The first sentence of Anna Karenina is now a literary cliche, yet contains a nub of truth. “All happy families,” writes Leo Tolstoy, “resemble one another, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”

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The Independent UK

Piers Morgan brands John Cleese ‘hypocrite’ in angry clash over Jimmy Kimmel

Morgan clashed with the ‘Fawlty Towers’ comedian online

The Guardian - UK

‘A perfectly calibrated Swiss watch of cringe’: why Fawlty Towers remains the greatest ever sitcom, 50 years on

It’s the 50th anniversary of the comedy that’s so foundational for TV as a medium, it’s the Beatles for the small screen. Five decades later, John Cleese and Connie Booth’s show is still unmatched

The Guardian - UK

Torquay hoteliers on 50 years of Fawlty Towers, and why Basil wouldn’t survive in world of online reviews

Decades after the BBC sitcom first aired, B&Bs in the Devon resort only occasionally lean into their association with the show

Evening Standard

50 years since Fawlty Towers was first aired on TV

Despite the show’s huge success, co-writer John Cleese said he did not want to write a third series in case it was not as good as the others.

Tom’s Guide

How to watch 'Fawlty Towers: The Play' online from anywhere

Priceless iconic comedy makes transition from screen to stage and back to screen. Here's how to watch "Fawlty Towers: The Play" online, on TV and from anywhere in the world.

The Independent UK

John Cleese calls BBC comedy executives ‘clowns’ after frustrating meeting

Actor said bosses were ‘stupid’ for being too concerned with causing offence

Evening Standard

John Cleese rages that British people ‘deserve better than the BBC’ as he slams comedy bosses

The Monty Python and Fawlty Towers star claimed that the broadcaster has not commissioned anything truly funny in years

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