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HISTORICAL FACTS: 3 - The Untold Story

Timothy West: Veteran actor who will be remembered for commitment to his family

The actor was a familiar face in the 1960s and early 1970s but became a household name when he starred in Edward The Seventh.

Evening Standard

Timothy West: a modest maestro who embodied the best of British theatre

With a remarkable knack of bringing history to life on stage and screen, West honed his craft with devotion and delight

The Guardian - UK

Stage and screen star Timothy West dies aged 90 surrounded by family

West was married to fellow actor Prunella Scales for 61 years.

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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

Actor Timothy West dies aged 90

Timothy West, who was married to fellow actor Prunella Scales for 61 years, has died aged 90, his family said ...

The National (Scotland)

Timothy West death: Star of stage and screen dies, aged 90

West was a star of the stage and the screen and died in his sleep, his children have announced

The Independent UK

Stage and screen star Timothy West dies aged 90 surrounded by his family

West was married to fellow actor Prunella Scales for 61 years.

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Timothy West, star of stage, film and television, dies aged 90

With a career ranging from Shakespeare to EastEnders Great Canal Journeys, actor was a familiar face from the 1960s onwards

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Prunella Scales says she ‘loves it when people don’t’ ask her about Fawlty Towers

Actor, who played Sybil Fawlty in series, says she finds topic ‘boring’

The Independent UK

Prunella Scales returns to role of Queen Victoria for Edinburgh fringe show

The Fawlty Towers actor has often played the monarch in the past and has now recorded audio for a new production at the festival

The Guardian - UK

Long Day’s Journey Into Night: a grand masterpiece and an ordinary family drama

Eugene O’Neill’s mighty drama, returning to the West End with Brian Cox and Patricia Clarkson, has drawn generations of stage greats and casts its spell with a story we can all recognise

The Guardian - UK

Samuel West — things you didn't know about the All Creatures Great and Small star

Samuel West has achieved huge success on stage and screen, but what else is there to know about him?

WhatToWatch

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

Daily Mirror

John Cleese issues ‘apology’ following backlash to Fawlty Towers reboot: ‘I feel terrible’

Actor is rebooting the Seventies sitcom with his daughter

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John Cleese issues ‘apology’ following backlash to Fawlty Towers reboot: ‘I feel terrible’

Actor is rebooting the Seventies sitcom with his daughter

The Independent UK

John Cleese issues sarcastic apology following backlash to Fawlty Towers reboot: ‘I feel terrible’

Actor is rebooting the Seventies sitcom with his daughter

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’

Liverpool Echo

Fawlty Towers cast where are they now? Prank call scandal, cuts from show and tragic deaths

It ran for 12 episodes and is now being revived

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Daily Mirror

John Cleese hints Fawlty Towers reboot won't be filmed in original location

John Cleese played hotelier Basil Fawlty in the beloved sitcom Fawlty Towers which ran from 1975 to 1979, and it was announced recently that the actor will reprise the role for a brand new series

Manchester Evening News

Fawlty Towers cast where are they now? From co-star divorce to prank call scandal

It first aired back in 1975

The Guardian - UK

An anti-woke nightmare! Why the Fawlty Towers remake is a truly nauseating idea

This is 2023 – not the 80s or 90s. Today’s John Cleese is tediously obsessed with cancel culture and most of the sitcom’s original cast aren’t involved. It’s destined to be terrible

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

Daily Mirror

Samuel West braced for day mum Prunella Scales won't recognise him amid dementia battle

Samuel West candidly discussed his actor mother Prunella Scales' Alzheimer's battle and revealed the impact her diagnosis has had on his family, including his actor dad Timothy West

Daily Mirror

Fawlty Towers star Prunella Scales partying on at 90 despite dementia battle

Actor Timothy West says his wife Prunella Scale is still enjoying living her life, following the Fawlty Towers star's Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis in 2014

The Guardian - UK

Richard Burnett obituary

Fortepianist who made the early keyboard instruments of his Finchcocks collection available to those who wanted to play them

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