Prunella

Genus Prunella are semi-evergreen perennials of spreading habit, the prostrate stems rooting at the nodes, with dense, short spikes of small, 2-lipped flowers Details P. Vulgaris is a creeping perennial to 30cm, with rooting stems bearing oblong or ovate leaves and short erect spikes of deep violet, rarely pink or white, tubular flowers in. Cool math games.

Contents.Early life Scales was born in, the daughter of Catherine ( Scales), an actress, and John Richardson Illingworth, a cotton salesman. She attended,. She had a younger brother, Timothy ('Timmo') Illingworth (1934–2017).Scales' parents moved their family to Bucks Mill near in in 1939 at the start of the. Scales herself (and her brother) were evacuated to (then in, now in ).Career Scales started her career in 1951 as an assistant stage manager at the.

Throughout her career she has often been cast in comic roles. Her early work included the (now believed to be lost) of Pride and Prejudice (1952), (1953), (1954), (1959) and (1962).Her career break came with the early 1960s sitcom starring opposite. In addition to, she has had roles in, and comedy series including, and; on television she starred in the / series based on the novels. She played in 's.In 1973, Scales was cast with in One Man's Meat which formed part of Barker's series, also for the BBC. Her later film appearances include (1976), (1978), (1978), (1983), (1987), (1997), (1992) and (1994). For the production of (1982) she played Mistress Page and the series (BBC) she appeared with her husband in the farce (1987) playing Mrs Prentice.For ten years, Scales appeared as 'Dotty', together with as her character's daughter, in advertisements for UK supermarket chain. In 1996, Scales starred in the television film, Lord of Misrule, alongside,.

The film was directed by Guy Jenkins and filming took place in in. Also in 1996, she appeared as Miss Bates in Jane Austen's Emma.

In 1997, Scales starred in 's film Phoenix which was first aired in 1999 by 's. Scales played 'The Client', an evil government minister funding inter-genetic time travel experiments. The same year she played Minny Stinkler in the comedy film Mad Cows, directed. In 1993 Scales voiced Mrs Tiggy-Winkle in.In 2000, Scales appeared in the film The Ghost of Greville Lodge as Sarah. The same year she appeared as Eleanor Dunsall in Midsomer Murders Beyond the Grave.

In 2001 she appeared in 2 episodes of Silent Witness, “Faith” as Mrs Parker. In 2003, she appeared as Hilda, 'she who must be obeyed', wife of in four BBC Radio 4 plays, with Timothy West playing her fictional husband.

Scales and West toured Australia at the same time in different productions. Scales appeared in a one-woman show called ' An Evening with ', which also featured the tenor singing songs written. Scales has performed “An Evening with Queen Victoria” more than 400 times, in theatres around the world, over the course of 30 years.Also in 2003, Scales voiced the speaking ('cawing') role of Magpie, the eponymous thief in a recording of 's opera (The Thieving Magpie).In 2006, Scales appeared alongside winners and in the mini-series.On 16 November 2007, Scales appeared in, reprising her role as Sybil Fawlty, the new manager who wants to take over.

She appeared in the audio play The Youth of Old Age, produced in 2008 by the, and available to download free of charge on their website. She appeared in a production of, the novel, at the in 2009. In 2008, she appeared in 's, as Mrs. Mackenzie.said in an interview on 8 May 2009 that the role of Sybil Fawlty was originally offered to, who turned down the part, claiming 'it wasn't right for her'.Scales starred in the 2011 British live-action family comedy film as the titular character's Great Aunt Greta.Scales appeared in a short audio story, Dandruff Hits the Turtleneck, written by John Mayfield, and available for download.Scales starred in a Virgin Short 'Stranger Danger' alongside Roderick Cowie in 2012. In 2013 she made a guest appearance in the popular BBC radio comedy as Wendy Crieff, the mother of Captain Martin Crieff.Alongside husband Timothy West, Scales appeared in for Channel 4 from 2014 to 2019.

Stuart Heritage, writing for The Guardian in November 2016, commented that it 'is ultimately a work about a devoted couple facing something huge together. It’s a beautiful, meditative programme'. 'An emotional but unrooted glimpse of life with dementia' was Christopher Howse's characterization in October 2018, writing for The Telegraph. Reviewing the last episode for The Guardian, Jack Seale wrote in October 2019 'Since the first instalment in 2014, the series has charted the long, slow goodbye that is living with dementia, cherishing every moment of precious normality and celebrating how an immersion in nature is the surest way to bring the old Pru back.'

Personal life Scales is married to the actor, with whom she has two sons; the elder is actor and director. Their younger son Joseph participated in two episodes of Great Canal Journeys filmed in France. Scales also has a step-daughter, Juliet, by West's first marriage.In 1992 Scales appeared on BBC Radio 4's.

Her chosen book was the Complete Works of in and the in, and a Russian dictionary; her luxury item was a kit.Her biography, Prunella, written by Teresa Ransom, was published by UK publishing imprint in 2005.She was appointed a in the List. Her husband received the same honour in the List.Other activities Scales was an ambassador of charity, an international orphan charity providing homes and mothers for orphaned and abandoned children. She supports the charity's annual campaign, which takes place each February.Scales is a patron of the in.In 2005, she named the cruise ship,.

Later life In March 2014, her husband told that Scales was living with. The couple discussed practical measures in a radio programme about age and on in December 2014. In June 2018, her husband characterised her short-term memory as 'no good at all', and admitted her condition 'slowed them down', but 'not so it closes up opportunities.'

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