{"id":67284,"date":"2023-09-19T17:44:50","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T17:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rapidcelnews.com\/?p=67284"},"modified":"2023-09-19T17:44:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T17:44:50","slug":"fawlty-towers-star-is-barely-recognisable-in-school-girl-snaps-from-60-years-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rapidcelnews.com\/tv-movies\/fawlty-towers-star-is-barely-recognisable-in-school-girl-snaps-from-60-years-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"Fawlty Towers star is barely recognisable in school girl snaps from 60 years ago"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Timothy West discusses Prunella Scales&#8217;s &#8216;memory problem&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p>Actress Prunella Scales looks worlds away from her character in Fawlty Towers in unearthed pictures.<\/p>\n<p>The actress, who is famous for her role as Sybil Fawlty, was dressed as a naughty schoolgirl in the black and white photos.<\/p>\n<p>Prunella, who was aged 29 in 1962, had her hair in plaits and paired her schoolgirl outfit with a black bowler hat.<\/p>\n<p>The first image showed the Fawlty Towers star gripping onto some school gates, while the actress had a shocked expression on her face in the second.<\/p>\n<p>Before landing her role in the BBC comedy, Prunella started her career in the theatre as an assistant stage manager.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> READ MORE <\/strong> <strong>John Cleese has fans taken aback with rejection letter for &#8216;dire&#8217; Fawlty Towers[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/20\/590x\/secondary\/Prunella-Scales-4950589.jpg?r=1694190623331\"><\/p>\n<p>She was often cast in comedic roles, but her big break came in the 1960s when she starred in the sitcom Marriage Lines.<\/p>\n<p>Soon after, she landed the role of Sybil with John Cleese, who played her onscreen husband.<\/p>\n<p>She has also worked with Ronnie Barker before making appearances in The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Wicked Lady and Wolf.<\/p>\n<p>In 1987, Prunella appeared alongside her husband Timothy West in What the Butler Saw.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Inside lives of Fawlty Towers cast from health battles to prank calls[INSIGHT] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>All Creatures Great and Small star details ban on famous parents[VIDEO] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Prunella Scales, 90, still &#8216;enjoying life&#8217; amid Alzheimer&#8217;s battle[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/20\/590x\/secondary\/Prunella-Scales-4950590.jpg?r=1694190623386\"><\/p>\n<p>We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you&#8217;ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. 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More info<\/p>\n<p>The actress may have retired now, but in 2007, she reprised her role as Sybil for a Children in Need Fawlty Towers special.<\/p>\n<p>Before her career came to an end due to her health, Prunella and her husband featured in a Channel 4 programme called Great Canal Journeys.<\/p>\n<p>The 91-year-old decided to give up acting after being diagnosed with Alzheimer\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n<p>This also means Prunella won&#8217;t be appearing in the upcoming reboot of Fawlty Towers.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/20\/590x\/secondary\/Fawlty-Towers-4950613.jpg?r=1694190623429\"><\/p>\n<p>Actor John Cleese said he decided to kill off his onscreen wife in the remake of the comedy.<\/p>\n<p>He also previously explained he would be shunning the original show&#8217;s setting of Torquay for a boutique Caribbean hotel.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the reboot, John told The Sun: &#8220;Sybil dies and Basil goes to see his daughter because it was all part of a naughty affair that he once had with a guest at the hotel.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/showbiz\/tv-radio\/1810869\/Fawlty-Towers-Prunella-Scales-unrecognisable-school-girl-snap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Timothy West discusses Prunella Scales&#8217;s &#8216;memory problem&#8217; Actress Prunella Scales looks worlds away from her character in Fawlty Towers in unearthed pictures. 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