The "which famous person died today" thread

[blue for life]

RIP Sybil

 

[manclad]

Lovely woman and sad to hear she has passed away. Not long after Timothy West either, what wonderful memories both have given us. Their son Samuel is a great actor too.

RIP Pru.


“Basil, Basil!”

"Oh I know" !!

 

[Robinho's Subbuteo]

Just heard this - makes me very very sad - almost tearful - RIP Prue your talent will not be surpassed

Oooh I know.

RIP Prue.

 

[Eccles Blue]

RIP Prunella Scales. Condolences to her family and friends. A great actress and from all accounts a lovely person. Reunited with Timothy West. They were a lovely couple and their sons seem to have taken after them. RIP.

 

[roman totale]

Too many highlights to list but thrashing O’Reilly with an umbrella was amongst the most memorable, along with comments like calling Basil “an ageing, brilliantined stick insect”.
RIP

As someone who’s closing in on FOCdom, I find it incredible to know that Cleese was only in his 30s when Fawlty Towers was made.

RIP Pru. I’m sure that I saw some BBC drama back in the 80s and she was naked, romping in bed with some bloke and showing everything.

 

[peter.evans]

Brah

Too many highlights to list but thrashing O’Reilly with an umbrella was amongst the most memorable, along with comments like calling Basil “an ageing, brilliantined stick insect”.
RIP

Brahms third racket ! Sybil had many great lines too though.

 

[chris63]

 

[dronefromsector7G]

Sad news.

 

[mancity111]

Lived a long and what seemed a pretty healthy life so hats off to PS.

Loved Fawlty Towers and her foil to JC along with many other comedies that would be canned in the world we live in now.

 

[The Colonel]

Lovely woman. She presented me with my degree at Bradford when she received an honorary one.

 

[I'm With Stupid]

RIP

Fantastic performance in Fawlty Towers.

 

[Banshee]

She's been failing for some time but still very sad to see.

Superb as Sybil but I especially loved the Great Canal Journey series she did with Timothy. I think I'll re-watch it.

 

[Blue Maverick]

Lovely woman and sad to hear she has passed away. Not long after Timothy West either, what wonderful memories both have given us. Their son Samuel is a great actor too.

RIP Pru.


“Basil, Basil!”

Loved their other sons tuna as well

 

[Resurrection Joe...]

RIP Pru...a fine actress...young girl in Hobsons Choice..

 

[west didsblue]

BBC1 now


Too late it’s finished now

 

[deano ou812]

Very sad news,but she was absolutely perfectly cast for Fawlty Towers,which is easily in the top 5 all time British classic comedies ..R.I.P Prunella..

 

[peter.evans]

What about Tony Adams, smoothy Adam Chance in Crossroads !?

 

[Winchester]

Always made me laugh when Sybill and Basil were in adjoining beds and she's reading mag making her strange laughing noises whilst smoking and shovelling chocolates down her gob

Basil is attempting to read Jaws , lol
And then ends up covering his ear when Audrey, Sybils Pal calls
As he's serenaded by Sybils constant
" Oh I know "
It's the irony of him reading Jaws
Brilliant

 

[bluethrunthru]

Just watched it on BBC 1 shown to mark her passing (as it should) funny as ever - it was the O'Reilly the builder one and won't lie I watched it through misty eyes - one of the perfect performances

 

[Vienna_70]

Just heard this - makes me very very sad - almost tearful - RIP Prue your talent will not be surpassed

Prunella was a brilliant actress, and absolutely fantastic as Sybil Fawlty.

R. I. P. Prunella