Also with Helena Bonham Carter, Samuel West, James Wilby, Nicola Duffett, Prunella Scales, and Adrian Ross Magenty.

NEWYORKER: Howards End

Husband and wife actors Timothy West and Prunella Scales have joined protesters against a planned 550-berth marina in Northamptonshire.

BBC: Timothy West and Prunella Scales in Onley marina protest

Married couple Timothy West and Prunella Scales were honoured with The Stage award for outstanding contribution to British theatre, to recognise their longstanding commitment to theatre outside London.

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That is the actress Prunella Scales answering a question of comic (and class) motivation that had troubled my father for twenty years: why on earth did they marry each other?

NEWYORKER: Dead Man Laughing

More stagey, less technically sophisticated than their contemporary counterparts, these period pieces feature names like Ian McKellen, Clive Swift, Diana Rigg and Prunella Scales in minor roles, and commanding performances from Richard Johnson as Antony and Othello (to a chilling Iago from the young Ian Holm).

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