Sybil Fawlty: Last News

Ruth Langsford brands Coleen Nolan a 'former friend’ over Eamonn quip [REVEALED]'Disgusted' Brian May rages at the Government with savage video [WATCH]Louise Minchin breaks silence on new move after BBC Breakfast exit [VIDEO]The actor is the son of actors Timothy West and Prunella Scales.Prunella and Timothy, Samuel re-tells, once journeyed through the world’s unmade waterways.Sam called it “a love story with narrowboats.”Unfortunately, Prunella, best known for playing Sybil Fawlty in Fawlty Towers, was diagnosed with Alzheimers in 2000.Samuel said that dementia had “taken away his mother’s personality.”Speaking about being an older dad, Samuel told the Big Issue: "I spent a long time wanting children and not having the guts to settle

Samuel West has been incredibly successful in the acting and entertainment business over the years. From starring in the long running series Midsomer Murders, Waking the Dead and Poirot, to his stint in Netflix's The Crown, he now spends his time playing the role of eccentric veterinary surgeon Siegfried Farnon in Channel 5's popular period drama, All Creatures Great and Small.The 57 year old has been a staple part of the cast since the show premiered in 2020, with filming taking place in the quaint and quiet Yorkshire Dales.

Basil Fawlty line that is fixed in the national consciousness is, of course: ‘Don’t mention the war…’. But the one I particularly treasure was something he said to the giant moose head that was in the hotel’s reception, in one memorable episode.His wife Sybil – Basil’s "Little Nest of Vipers" to recall one of his many vicious pet names for her - got her sleeve caught on one of the moose’s preposterous antlers, when flouncing off after one of their characteristic spats.

Fawlty Towers star Prunella Scales can still work despite having "virtually no short-term memory,” her son has said.

Fawlty Towers legend Prunella Scales may have “virtually no short term memory” due to Alzheimer’s but she can still work, according to her actor son.All Creatures Great And Small star Samuel West said his mum found it “difficult to follow conversations” but could still record audiobooks as she “still reads quite beautifully”.He said it was “frustrating” people “don’t employ her more often to do readings”.The 88-year-old actress, who played Sybil Fawlty in the smash hit 70s BBC comedy set in a Torquay hotel, was revealed to be battling Alzheimer’s in 2014.Scales, and her husband Timothy filmed Great Canal Journeys together on Channel 4 from 2014 to 2019.When the show started they revealed she was living with Alzheimer’s disease and earlier