'She was absolutely perfect': John Cleese pays tribute to Fawlty Towers’ Prunella Scales

'Fawlty Towers' stars Prunella Scales, John Cleese, Connie Booth and Andrew Sachs in 2009. Picture: Ian West/PA

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 absolutely perfect.”

Ms Scales starred in the popular BBC comedy series playing Sybil, the long-suffering wife of bumbling hotelier Basil Fawlty, played by Mr Cleese.