Some sitcom characters command an audience’s attention as soon as they appear on screen: Rigsby from Rising Damp, Del Boy from Only Fools and Horses and Norman Stanley Fletcher from Porridge. Sybil ...

Basil Fawlty burst onto our screens 50 years ago in one of the most beloved British TV comedies.

LONDON — Actor Prunella Scales, best known as acid-tongued Sybil Fawlty in the classic British sitcom “Fawlty Towers,” has died, her children said. She was 93 and had lived with dementia for many ...

British actress Prunella Scales, best known for her role as the sharp-tongued Sybil Fawlty in the beloved sitcom “Fawlty Towers,” has died peacefully at her home in London. She was 93. Her sons, ...

LONDON (AP) — Actor Prunella Scales, best known as acid-tongued Sybil Fawlty in the classic British sitcom “Fawlty Towers,” has died, her children said Tuesday. She was 93 and had lived with dementia ...