Timothy West

Timothy West remembered by Samuel West

The star of stage and screen, one half of a reluctant showbiz couple, is recalled by his son as an actor who excelled at playing famous people while remaining anything but grand.

Timothy West recalls the double act that made his wife Prunella Scales a star

When I told Pru that I'd soon be attempting to write something about Sybil and Fawlty Towers, she issued me with one simple instruction. "You will do a good job, won't you, darling? Everybody loves Sybil."

Last Tango in Halifax

Understated laughs and intense anguish make this drama's long-awaited return a triumph.

Last Tango in Halifax, review

Anne Reid is on sparkling form as Last Tango returns with authenticity and bite.

Dad's Army: The Lost Episodes review

Don't panic! It's as good as the original.

The second of the new Comedy Playhouse season is written by The Royle Family's Craig Cash and Phil Mealey. Five seemingly disparate groups of people discuss their lives to camera, including Brenda and Roger, who run the "Brenroger" B&B, elderly couple Milton and Pearl, fixated with their smoke alarm, and brothers Martin and Tom. It's Alan Bennett with more swearing and a decent cast (Timothy West, Alison Steadman), but ultimately not quite as touching, clever or as funny as it thinks it is.

John Cleese slammed over advert by Timothy West

Actor Timothy West, whose wife played the long-suffering Sybil in the classic sitcom, says it was a mistake to recreate the scene of Basil thrashing his car for Specsavers.