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UNCOVERED: Sybil - Caught on Camera

John Cleese shares heartbreaking photos with 'dear' Fawlty Towers co-star Prunella Scales after her death

John Cleese paid tribute to both stars while sharing snaps of the trio laughing together at an event on Instagram

Evening Standard

Prunella Scales’ son shares sad realisation after mother’s death

Scales, best known for her role as Sybil in Fawlty Towers, died almost a year after her husband, Timothy West

The Independent UK

Prunella Scales’ son ‘sad’ she won’t see him star in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night

Samuel West said his mother died a day after what would have been her 62nd wedding anniversary to Timothy West.

Evening Standard

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‘She called me a silly boy! Lovely lady!’ Your treasured memories of Prunella Scales

From her assistance with crosswords to a wink that set a career in motion, Guardian readers share favourite memories of the actor

The Guardian - UK

Prunella Scales dies aged 93: John Cleese leads tributes as Fawlty Towers actress passes away after Alzheimer's battle

Scales, who was married to fellow actor Timothy West for over 60 years, had been living with Alzheimer’s disease since her diagnosis in 2013

Evening Standard

Downton Abbey's lavish costumes for sale

Lavish costumes worn in hit period drama Downton Abbey are going under the hammer and the lots include the wedding dress worn by Michelle Dockery's character Lady Mary and a flapper-style outfit seen on Jessica Brown Findlay in her role as Lady Sybil.

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I kissed a creepy neighbor in a survival horror RPG and all I got was this lousy photo paper

Indie Spotlight | Look Outside is exactly what you should not do in Devolver Digital's creepy new offering

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How to watch 'Uncanny' season 2 online from anywhere

Team Believer or Team Skeptic? The question remains. Here's how to watch "Uncanny" season 2 online, on TV and from anywhere in the world.

Tom’s Guide

‘Disaster is about caring. I’m not selfish any more’ – This is climate breakdown

We are used to seasonal droughts in the Karoo. But this did not stop. This is Sybil’s story

The Guardian - UK

Timothy West: Beloved TV and theatre actor dies aged 90

Timothy West was married to Prunella Scales, best known for her performance as Sybil in Fawlty Towers, for more than 60 years

Evening Standard

The best sitcom couples, from Friends to I Love Lucy

We look back at some of the best sitcom couples, from Ross and Rachel to Cam and Mitchell

Woman & Home

Fawlty Towers review – comedy history repeats itself as stage farce

John Cleese’s transposition of his TV sitcom to the theatre has pitch perfect performances, but it never quite becomes a play

The Guardian - UK

Who does Tom Branson marry in Downton Abbey? Everything you need to know about his second wife Lucy

Here's what you need to know about Tom Branson in Downton Abbey as the second film is released on streaming platforms

Woman & Home

"The View" jokes that Britt needs meds

"What is wrong with her? She’s like Sybil," said Joy Behar while riffing on Britt's eerie delivery on Thursday

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Evening Standard

The Big Life at the Theatre Royal Stratford East review: it's not subtle, but it's damn good fun

This timely revival is a big-hearted, joyful piece of work

Evening Standard

John Cleese adapts Fawlty Towers for West End stage debut this spring

The production will debut at London’s Apollo Theatre on May 15

Evening Standard

John Cleese reveals Fawlty Towers was almost rejected by BBC with unearthed letter: ‘It’s dire’

Cleese revealed that not everyone was a fan of the show and took to Instagram to share a letter, dated May 29th 1974, from a BBC executive

Evening Standard

John Cleese shares plot details for upcoming Fawlty Towers reboot, including major character’s death

The actor shared several titbits about the upcoming revival, including that it’ll be set in the Caribbean

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Daily Mirror

Fawlty Towers risks fan fury as reboot kills off major character in opening episode

John Cleese will reprise his role as stressed-out hotel owner Basil Fawlty, but the actor’s revival of the show will be without one of the show's familiar faces when it airs for the first time in decades

Evening Standard

John Cleese didn’t tell ex-wife and co-creator Connie Booth about Fawlty Towers reboot

The actress didn't appreciate discovering the news ‘in the papers’

The Guardian - UK

‘Anything that puts the focus back on Torquay’: residents on the return of Fawlty Towers

Announcement that John Cleese will reboot the 1970s sitcom is met with a mix of excitement and concern in the Devon resort

Irish Mirror

Fawlty Towers fans have mixed reaction online as iconic UK sitcom set for reboot

Many weren’t happy about the reboot, with one saying: "Connie Booth co-wrote the brilliant original I suspect this will be garbage"

Manchester Evening News

Fawlty Towers set for reboot starring John Cleese and his daughter

The original show, written by Cleese and Connie Booth, ran on BBC2 for two series in 1975 and 1979

Manchester Evening News

A Fawlty Towers dining experience is coming to Manchester - and you could be served by Basil, Sybil and Manuel

Fans of the British comedy are being promised a three-course meal and five-star comedy experience

Daily Mirror

Fawlty Towers script featuring deleted 'sex scene' to fetch £12,000 at auction

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