‘Fawlty Towers’ Star Prunella Scales Dies At 93

Prunella Scales — the beloved British actress greatest identified for her function on the ’70s sitcom “Fawlty Towers” — has died on the age of 93.

The legend’s sons, Samuel and Joseph, confirmed her passing to the UK’s PA Media, saying she died peacefully at dwelling in London on Monday. Her official reason behind demise hasn’t been confirmed.

Samuel additionally shared a message on X, noting her 2013 vascular dementia analysis led to her retirement after a 70-year performing profession — however even in her ultimate days, she remained at dwelling … and was watching “Fawlty Towers” the day earlier than she died.

He thanked everybody who gave Prunella such fantastic care in her ultimate years … including her final days had been snug, content material, and surrounded by love.

Prunella’s on-screen husband, John Cleese, launched a press release to the press, calling the “Fawlty Towers” co-star “a very fantastic actress”. He went on to say that “she was a really candy woman, who spent lots of her life apologizing. I used to tease her about it. I used to be very, very keen on her.”

Prunella — born in Surrey, UK — landed her huge break within the Sixties sitcom “The Marriage Strains.”

Her most well-known function will at all times be Sybil Fawlty within the 1975 BBC traditional “Fawlty Towers” — the present that was later topped the No. 1 British TV program of all time in a 2000 ballot by the British Movie Institute.

Prunella was 95.