PRUNELLA SCALES was best known as Sybil in Fawlty Towers – but she became best loved when she stepped aboard a canal boat ...

Cinema has been enriched by the contributions of talented women who break barriers and tell powerful stories. Every year, the Oscars highlight the achievements of female actors who bring unforgettable ...

Although she was regularly cast in comic roles, her abilities ranged far more widely than that – she even appeared in opera.

Actor John Cleese has paid tribute to his Fawlty Towers co-star Prunella Scales following her death aged 93, saying she was “a really wonderful comic actress”, adding: “Scene after scene she was ...