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Date of Birth:
Trivia:
She was awarded the C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire)... more
Awards:
1 nomination
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(12 articles)
A nice place to visit.... again.... and again.... and again- Fawlty Towers Remastered
(From Twitch. 21 November 2009, 12:28 PM, PST)
Letter: Timothy Bateson obituary
(From The Guardian - TV News. 19 November 2009, 10:43 AM, PST)
(From Twitch. 21 November 2009, 12:28 PM, PST)
Letter: Timothy Bateson obituary
(From The Guardian - TV News. 19 November 2009, 10:43 AM, PST)
Alternate Names:
Prunella Scales CBE
Filmography
Actress:
- Marple: A Pocket Full of Rye (2008) (TV) .... Mrs Mackenzie
... aka Agatha Christie Marple: A Pocket Full of Rye (UK: complete title)
... aka Agatha Christie: Marple - A Pocket Full of Rye (Australia) - The Shell Seekers (2006) (TV) .... Dolly Keeling
... aka Rosamunde Pilcher - Die Muschelsucher (Germany) - Helix (2006) .... Gemima Barrington-Law
- Mr. Loveday's Little Outing (2006) (TV) .... Lady Moping
- "Where the Heart Is" .... Hattie Dymchurch (1 episode, 2005)
- When All This Is Over (2005) TV episode .... Hattie Dymchurch - "Casualty" .... Jocelyn Anderson (1 episode, 2004)
- Out with a Bang (2004) TV episode .... Jocelyn Anderson - Brand Spanking (2004) .... Voice of Morphinalax
- Looking for Victoria (2003) (TV) .... Presenter / Queen Victoria
- "The Royal" .... Red Amiral (1 episode)
- Dead Air (????) TV episode .... Red Amiral - "Dickens" .... Elizabeth Dickens (1 episode, 2002)
- Secrets (2002) TV episode .... Elizabeth Dickens - A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (2002) (TV) .... Grace
- Station Jim (2001) (TV) .... Queen Victoria
- "Animated Tales of the World" .... Narrator (1 episode)
- Ewenn Congar: A Story from France (????) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator - "Silent Witness" .... Anne Parker (1 episode, 2001)
- Faith (2001) TV episode .... Anne Parker - The Ghost of Greville Lodge (2000) .... Sarah
- "Midsomer Murders" .... Eleanor Bunsall (1 episode, 2000)
- Beyond the Grave (2000) TV episode .... Eleanor Bunsall - "The Big Knights" (1999) TV series (voice) .... Queen Melissa
- Mad Cows (1999) .... Dr. Minny Stinkler
- Stiff Upper Lips (1998) .... Aunt Agnes
- "Keeping Mum" .... Marjorie (1 episode, 1998)
- The Aunt (1998) TV episode .... Marjorie - "Dennis the Menace" .... Mrs. Duffel (1 episode, 1998)
- Summer Holiday (1998) TV episode (voice) .... Mrs. Duffel - An Ideal Husband (1998) .... Lady Markby
- Phoenix (1997) .... The Client
- Emma (1996) (TV) .... Miss Bates
- Breaking the Code (1996) (TV) .... Sara Turing
- "Dalziel and Pascoe" .... Edith Disney (1 episode, 1996)
- An Advancement of Learning (1996) TV episode .... Edith Disney - Lord of Misrule (1996) (TV) .... Shirley
- "Searching" (1995) TV series .... 'Mrs.' Tilston (unknown episodes)
- "Look at the State We're In!" (1995) TV mini-series .... Storyteller (unknown episodes)
- An Awfully Big Adventure (1995) .... Rose
- Signs and Wonders (1995) (TV) .... Elizabeth Palmore
- "The World of Lee Evans" .... Mother (1 episode, 1995)
- The Late Shift/Meet the Folks (1995) TV episode .... Mother - Second Best (1994) .... Margery
- Wolf (1994) .... Maude
- Fair Game (1994) (TV) .... Marjorie
- "The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends" .... Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle (1 episode, 1994)
- The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Jeremy Fisher (1994) TV episode (voice) .... Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle - The Rector's Wife (1994) (TV) .... Marjorie Richardson
- Woodcock (1994) (TV) .... Captain
- Sherwood's Travels (1994)
... aka Never Love a Thief (USA: alternative title) - A Question of Attribution (1992) (TV) .... H.M.Q.
- "After Henry" .... Sarah France (25 episodes, 1988-1992)
- The Other Married Man (1992) TV episode .... Sarah France
- The Married Man (1992) TV episode .... Sarah France
- Yes and No (1992) TV episode .... Sarah France
- A Fully Extended Family (1992) TV episode .... Sarah France
- Poor Relations (1992) TV episode .... Sarah France
(20 more) - Freddie as F.R.O.7 (1992) (voice) .... Queen / Various Voices
... aka Freddie the Frog (USA: video title) - My Friend Walter (1992) (TV) .... Aunt Elle
- Howards End (1992) .... Aunt Juley
- Beyond the Pale (1989) (TV) .... Milly
- "Thompson" (1 episode, 1988)
- Episode #1.5 (1988) TV episode - Natural Causes (1988) (TV) .... Celia Bryce
- Consuming Passions (1988) .... Ethel
- A Chorus of Disapproval (1988) .... Hannah Ap Llewellyn
- The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987) .... Moira O'Neill
- What the Butler Saw (1987) (TV) .... Mrs Prentice
- When We Are Married (1987) (TV) .... Annie Parker
- "Unnatural Causes" .... Judith (1 episode, 1986)
- Home Cooking (1986) TV episode .... Judith - "Mapp & Lucia" .... Miss Elizabeth Mapp (6 episodes, 1985-1986)
- Au Reservoir (1986) TV episode .... Miss Elizabeth Mapp
- Lady Bountiful (1986) TV episode .... Miss Elizabeth Mapp
- Winner Takes All (1986) TV episode .... Miss Elizabeth Mapp
- The Italian Connection (1985) TV episode .... Miss Elizabeth Mapp
- Battle Stations (1985) TV episode .... Miss Elizabeth Mapp
(1 more) - Absurd Person Singular (1985) (TV) .... Marion Brewster-Wright
- "Weekend Playhouse" .... Olive Dodd (1 episode, 1984)
- Grand Duo (1984) TV episode .... Olive Dodd - "Wagner" (1983) TV series .... Frau Pollert (unknown episodes)
- The Wicked Lady (1983) .... Lady Kingsclere
- The Merry Wives of Windsor (1982) (TV) .... Mistress Page
... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Merry Wives of Windsor (USA: video title) - Outside Edge (1982) (TV) .... Miriam
- "Never the Twain" .... Susan Peel (1 episode, 1982)
- If You Knew Susan (1982) TV episode .... Susan Peel - "S.W.A.L.K." (1982) TV series .... Aunt Patty (unknown episodes)
- "Bergerac" .... Gloria Gibbins (1 episode, 1981)
- Unlucky Dip (1981) TV episode .... Gloria Gibbins - "Fawlty Towers" .... Sybil Fawlty (12 episodes, 1975-1979)
- Basil the Rat (1979) TV episode .... Sybil Fawlty
- The Anniversary (1979) TV episode .... Sybil Fawlty
- The Kipper and the Corpse (1979) TV episode .... Sybil Fawlty
- Waldorf Salad (1979) TV episode .... Sybil Fawlty
- The Psychiatrist (1979) TV episode .... Sybil Fawlty
(7 more) - Doris and Doreen (1978) (TV) .... Doris Rutter
... aka Six Plays by Alan Bennett: Doris and Doreen (UK: series title) - The Boys from Brazil (1978) .... Mrs. Harrington
... aka Boys from the Brussel (Philippines: English title) - "Target" .... Diana Blake (1 episode, 1978)
- A Good and Faithful Woman (1978) TV episode .... Diana Blake - The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978) .... Glynis
- "Pickersgill People" (1978) TV series (unknown episodes)
- "Mr. Big" .... Dolly (13 episodes, 1977)
- Vote for Rocksburgh (1977) TV episode .... Dolly
- The Squatters (1977) TV episode .... Dolly
- Easy Money (1977) TV episode .... Dolly
- The Great Betting Shop Swindle (1977) TV episode .... Dolly
- The Sheiks (1977) TV episode .... Dolly
(8 more) - "BBC2 Playhouse" .... Florence Farr (1 episode, 1977)
- The Achurch Letters (1977) TV episode .... Florence Farr - "Lucky Feller" .... Farmer's wife (1 episode, 1976)
- A Night on the Moors (1976) TV episode .... Farmer's wife - Escape from the Dark (1976) .... Mrs. Sandman
... aka The Littlest Horse Thieves (USA) - "BBC Play of the Month" .... Queen Jemima (1 episode, 1975)
- The Apple Cart (1975) TV episode .... Queen Jemima - Decisions, Decisions (1975) (V)
- "Comedy Playhouse" .... Dolly (1 episode, 1974)
- The Big Job (1974) TV episode .... Dolly - The Big Job (1974) (TV) .... Dolly
- "7 of 1" .... Marion Joyce (1 episode, 1973)
- One Man's Meat (1973) TV episode .... Marion Joyce - "Country Matters" .... Babs Pickard (1 episode, 1973)
- The Ring of Truth (1973) TV episode .... Babs Pickard - "Thirty-Minute Theatre" (1 episode, 1971)
- Blues in the Morning (1971) TV episode - "Jackanory" .... Storyteller (5 episodes, 1970)
- Penny Pony: Part 2 (1970) TV episode .... Storyteller
- Penny Pony: Part 1 (1970) TV episode .... Storyteller
- One's Pool: Part 3 (1970) TV episode .... Storyteller
- One's Pool: Part 2 (1970) TV episode .... Storyteller
- One's Pool: Part 1 (1970) TV episode .... Storyteller - "On the Margin" (1966) TV series (unknown episodes)
- "Marriage Lines" .... Kate Starling (44 episodes, 1961-1966)
- And Then There Were Five (1966) TV episode .... Kate Starling
- First House (1966) TV episode .... Kate Starling
- Alarms and Excursions (1966) TV episode .... Kate Starling
- Big Business (1966) TV episode .... Kate Starling
- Home Market (1966) TV episode .... Kate Starling
(39 more) - "A Christmas Night with the Stars" .... Kate Starling (1 episode, 1964)
- Episode dated 25 December 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Kate Starling - "Saki" .... Mrs. Lapping (1 episode, 1962)
- Episode #1.3 (1962) TV episode .... Mrs. Lapping - Waltz of the Toreadors (1962) .... Estella Fitzjohn
... aka The Amorous General - "The Seven Faces of Jim" (1 episode, 1961)
- The Face of Genius (1961) TV episode - "Coronation Street" .... Eileen Hughes (5 episodes, 1961)
... aka Corrie (UK: informal title)
... aka The Street (UK: informal title)
- Episode #1.22 (1961) TV episode .... Eileen Hughes
- Episode #1.19 (1961) TV episode .... Eileen Hughes
- Episode #1.18 (1961) TV episode .... Eileen Hughes
- Episode #1.14 (1961) TV episode .... Eileen Hughes
- Episode #1.13 (1961) TV episode .... Eileen Hughes - "ITV Television Playhouse" .... Gabrielle / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1960)
- The New Man (1960) TV episode .... Joy Miller
- French for Love (1955) TV episode .... Gabrielle - "The Secret Garden" .... Martha (6 episodes, 1960)
- I Shall Live for Ever and Ever (1960) TV episode .... Martha
- A Tantrum (1960) TV episode .... Martha
- I Am Colin (1960) TV episode .... Martha
- The Door in the Wall (1960) TV episode .... Martha
- The Cry in the Corridor (1960) TV episode .... Martha
(1 more) - "ITV Play of the Week" .... Grace Kennion (1 episode, 1959)
... aka Play of the Week (UK: short title)
- The Younger Generation (1959) TV episode .... Grace Kennion - Room at the Top (1959) (uncredited) .... Council Office Worker.
- The Crowded Day (1954) (uncredited) .... Eunice - Customer
... aka Shop Spoiled (USA) - What Every Woman Wants (1954) .... Mary
- Hobson's Choice (1954) .... Vicky Hobson
- "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre" .... Prudence Buckland (1 episode, 1954)
- Beau Brummell (1954) TV episode .... Prudence Buckland - Laxdale Hall (1953) .... Morag McLeod
... aka Scotch on the Rocks (USA) - "Pride and Prejudice" .... Lydia Bennet (4 episodes, 1952)
- Episode #1.5 (1952) TV episode .... Lydia Bennet
- Episode #1.4 (1952) TV episode .... Lydia Bennet
- Episode #1.2 (1952) TV episode .... Lydia Bennet
- Episode #1.1 (1952) TV episode .... Lydia Bennet
Self:
- The British Soap Awards 2008 (2008) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
- "Children in Need" .... Herself / ... (1 episode, 2007)
- Episode dated 16 November 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Herself / Sybil Fawlty - "The Comedy Map of Britain" .... Herself (1 episode, 2007)
- Episode #1.2 (2007) TV episode .... Herself - "Loose Women" .... Herself (2 episodes, 2000-2007)
- Episode #11.13 (2007) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode #2.4 (2000) TV episode .... Herself - "This Week" .... Herself (1 episode, 2007)
- Episode dated 18 January 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Herself - What the Pythons Did Next... (2007) (TV) (as Prunella Scales CBE) .... Herself
- Britain's Funniest Comedy Characters (2006) (TV) .... Herself
- An Audience with Coronation Street (2006) (TV) .... Herself - Audience Member
- The King's Head: A Maverick in London (2006) (V) .... Herself
... aka A Maverick in London: The Story of the King's Head Theatre (UK: DVD box title) - The Ultimate Sitcom (2006) (TV)
- Fawlty Towers Revisited (2005) (TV) .... Herself
- "Breakfast" .... Herself (1 episode, 2005)
- Episode dated 20 September 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Herself - 'Fawlty Towers' @ 30 (2005) (TV) .... Herself
- Essential Poems for Christmas (2004) (TV) .... Herself - Reader
- The Funny Ladies of British Comedy (2004) (TV) .... Herself
- "A History of Britain" .... Queen Victoria (1 episode, 2002)
- Victoria and Her Sisters (2002) TV episode (voice) .... Queen Victoria - "This Morning" .... Herself (1 episode, 2001)
... aka This Morning with Richard and Judy (UK: informal title)
- Episode dated 18 September 2001 (2001) TV episode .... Herself - "The Human Face" (2001) TV mini-series .... Pet shop owner/wife
- "Funny Turns" .... Herself (1 episode, 2000)
- Richard Briers: A Good Life (2000) TV episode .... Herself - "Light Lunch" .... Herself (1 episode, 1997)
- Married to the Job, Darling (1997) TV episode .... Herself - "Funny Women" (1997) TV series .... Herself (unknown episodes)
- An Audience with Alf Garnett (1997) (TV) .... Herself - Audience Member
- The Animal Family (1996) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator - part 1
- "Aspel & Company" .... Herself (1 episode, 1992)
- Episode #9.7 (1992) TV episode .... Herself - "Call My Bluff" .... Herself - Panellist (1 episode, 1977)
- Episode dated 10 June 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Herself - Panellist
Additional Details
Other Works:
One-woman stage show "An Evening with Queen Victoria", first performed 1980.
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