An episode of the iconic sitcom Fawlty Towers will be broadcast tonight on BBC One as a tribute to the late actress Prunella Scales, who passed away at the age of 93. The BBC confirmed that the episode, titled "The Builders," will air at 8pm on Tuesday, October 28. This episode originally premiered on September 26, 1975, and features Scales in her memorable role as Sybil Fawlty, the wife of the chaotic hotelier Basil Fawlty, played by John Cleese. Scales' sons, Samuel and Joseph West, shared that their mother was watching Fawlty Towers the day before her death. They stated, "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." The episode will also be available for viewing on BBC iPlayer for 30 days following its broadcast. In "The Builders," Basil and Sybil decide to undertake structural work on their hotel while they are away for the weekend, leading to the usual chaos that characterises the series. Prunella Scales was a celebrated actress, best known for her role in Fawlty Towers, which ran from 1975 to 1979. She appeared in all 12 episodes of the series, showcasing her talent alongside John Cleese and Andrew Sachs, who played the Spanish waiter Manuel. In addition to her work on Fawlty Towers, Scales had a distinguished career in theatre and television, including her role as Elizabeth Mapp in the 1985 adaptation of E.F. Benson’s Mapp and Lucia. She also portrayed Queen Elizabeth II in Alan Bennett’s A Question of Attribution, earning acclaim for her performance. Scales was diagnosed with vascular dementia in 2013, and she and her husband, Timothy West, who died in November 2024, shared their journey with the condition through their Channel 4 series Great Canal Journeys. The couple's openness about dementia raised awareness and helped combat stigma surrounding the illness. Prunella Scales is survived by her two sons, one stepdaughter, seven grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Her legacy in British comedy and television remains significant, with many remembering her as the formidable Sybil Fawlty, often seen with a cigarette in one hand and a telephone in the other, calling out to her husband, "Basil!".