Prunella Scales, best known for her role as Sybil in Fawlty Towers, has died at the age of 93, her family has said.The actress died "peacefully at home in London yesterday", her sons Samuel and Joseph said.A statement to the PA news agency said: "Our darling mother Prunella Scales died peacefully at home in London yesterday. She was 93."Although dementia forced her retirement from a remarkable acting career of nearly 70 years, she continued to live at home."She was watching Fawlty Towers the day

Prunella Scales, best known for her role as Sybil in Fawlty Towers, has died at the age of 93, her family has said.The actress died "peacefully at home in London yesterday", her sons Samuel and Joseph said.A statement to the PA news agency said: "Our darling mother Prunella Scales died peacefully at home in London yesterday. She was 93."Although dementia forced her retirement from a remarkable acting career of nearly 70 years, she continued to live at home."She was watching Fawlty Towers the day before she died."