Starring a young James Fox in his second ever film, The Magnet – which turns 75 this autumn – is a lesser-known Ealing comedy that provides a unique time-capsule of north-west England in another era.

When she studied acting in London in the 1950s, she was told she was unlikely to find work. She ended up starting one of the ...

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LONDON (Reuters) -British actress Prunella Scales, best known for playing the formidable Sybil Fawlty in comedy show "Fawlty Towers", has died age 93, her sons said in a statement on Tuesday.

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