In “Fawlty Towers,” which aired on BBC Two in 1975 and 1979 and later on PBS, Ms. Scales elevated the character of exasperated spouse to a new level.Starring opposite John Cleese, who played the high-strung manager of a dysfunctional seaside hotel, Ms. Scales was his elaborately coiffed and impeccably dressed wife who stood as a picture of eye-rolling calm as farce unfolded around her.
Not only did I go on a small Fawlty Towers run this weekend, but in the midst of watching it occurred to me she was the best onscreen phone talker ever on a sitcom.
It sounds like a long, wonderful life. And her son has been great in the reboot of All Creatures Great and Small!
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