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She was 93. “Although dementia forced her retirement from a remarkable acting career of nearly 70 years, she continued to live at home. She was watching Fawlty Towers the day before she died.” Her Fawlty Towers character was the long-suffering wife of Basil Fawlty, played by John Cleese, in a show that won the Bafta for best scripted comedy in 1976. Advertisement This year marked 50 years since the comedy show first appeared on screens. Her husband Timothy West, who died in November 2024, starred in TV shows such as comedy drama Brass, sitcom Not Going Out and soaps Coronation Street and EastEnders. Timothy West and Prunella Scales in 2024PA Scales is survived by two sons and one stepdaughter, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. “We would like to thank all those who gave Pru such wonderful care at the end of her life: her last days were comfortable, contented and surrounded by love.” Scales had been diagnosed with vascular dementia in 2013. 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