{"id":290704,"date":"2025-10-28T12:05:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T12:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/fawlty-towers-star-prunella-scales-dies-aged-93-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T12:05:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T12:05:04","slug":"fawlty-towers-star-prunella-scales-dies-aged-93-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/fawlty-towers-star-prunella-scales-dies-aged-93-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Fawlty Towers star Prunella Scales dies, aged 93 | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/HD5S9YzYCxI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Fawlty Towers star Prunella Scales dies, aged 93 | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HD5S9YzYCxI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Prunella Scales, best known for her role as Sybil in Fawlty Towers, has died at the age of 93, her family has said.<\/p>\n<p>The actress died \u201cpeacefully at home in London yesterday\u201d, her sons Samuel and Joseph said.<\/p>\n<p>A family statement reads: \u201cOur darling mother Prunella Scales died peacefully at home in London yesterday. 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