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Acting

Prunella Scales

Titles
60movies42TV shows
Career

Active from 1953 to 2014, with a break from 1963 to 1972, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
30
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Fawlty Towers
Fawlty Towers
GoodWatch score93/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 35 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Prunella Scales Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.8, average 5.1
  • Violence
    2.1, average 4.3
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.6, average 5.2
  • Scare
    1.3, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Dialogue-Driven 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Character-Driven Humor 3
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Atmospheric 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Farce 2
  • Strong Female Lead 2
  • Social Satire 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

37
TypeAllMovies56TV shows37
RoleAnyActing37Appearances5
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1950s11960s41970s81980s121990s92000s3
GenreAnyDrama24Comedy14Crime7Mystery4Animation1Documentary1Family1Soap1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2000s

3 titles · average score 63
GoodWatch75
Poster for Agatha Christie's Marple

TV show · as Mrs Mackenzie

GoodWatch51
Poster for The Royal

TV show · as Red Admiral

Poster for Dickens

TV show · as Elizabeth Dickens

1990s

9 titles · average score 72
GoodWatch81
Poster for Midsomer Murders

TV show · as Eleanor Bunsall

Poster for Keeping Mum

TV show · as Marjorie

GoodWatch76
Poster for Silent Witness

TV show · as Anne Parker

GoodWatch69
Poster for Dalziel and Pascoe

TV show · as Edith Disney

Poster for Signs and Wonders

TV show · as Elizabeth Palmore

Poster for The World of Lee Evans

TV show · as Mother

Poster for Look at the State We're In!

TV show · as Storyteller

Poster for The Rector's Wife

TV show · as Marjorie Richardson

1980s

12 titles · average score 68
Poster for Screen One

TV show · as H.M.Q.

GoodWatch68
Poster for After Henry

TV show · as Sarah France

GoodWatch62
Poster for Casualty

TV show · as Jocelyn Anderson

Poster for ScreenPlay

TV show · as Milly

Poster for Unnatural Causes

TV show · as Judith

GoodWatch73
Poster for Mapp & Lucia

TV show · as Miss Elizabeth Mapp

Poster for Theatre Night

TV show · as Mrs. Prentice

Poster for Weekend Playhouse

TV show · as Olive Dodd

Poster for S.W.A.L.K.

TV show · as Patti

GoodWatch69
Poster for Bergerac

TV show · as Gloria Gibbins

GoodWatch68
Poster for Never the Twain

TV show · as Susan Peel

1970s

8 titles · average score 93
Poster for The BBC Television Shakespeare

TV show · as Mistress Page

Poster for Pickersgill People

TV show · as Mavis Blackhead

Poster for Mr. Big

TV show · as Dolly

Poster for Target

TV show · as Diana Blake

GoodWatch93
Poster for Fawlty Towers

TV show · as Sybil Fawlty

Poster for Playhouse

TV show · as Florence Farr

Poster for Seven of One

TV show · as Marion Joyce

Poster for Country Matters

TV show · as Babs Pickard

1960s

4 titles · average score 61
GoodWatch61
Poster for BBC Play of the Month

TV show · as Queen Jemima

Poster for Thirty-Minute Theatre

TV show · as Marie

Poster for Marriage Lines

TV show · as Kate Starling

Poster for Faces of Jim

TV show · as Laura Morrell

1950s

1 title
Poster for Pride and Prejudice

TV show · as Lydia Bennet