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After first meeting over sixty years ago while filming a costume drama for the BBC, Prunella Scales and Timothy West have enjoyed a partnership like no other; from appearing together in hit sitcoms to bringing up two children, they have chalked up an almost endless list of professional triumphs.In this book, Tim traces their united steps through life professionally and personally, and covers the highs and lows of caring for Pru since her dementia diagnosis, twenty years ago. As with all things in life, she and Tim have tackled it together, often with a glass of wine in hand and almost always with a smile.

Pre-order the paperback now and discover the heartwarming, first-hand account of one of the most celebrated partnerships in the history of British entertainment, the 60-year marriage of Timothy West and Prunella Scales__________Timothy West and Prunella Scales were - first and foremost - actors. Over seventy years they have delighted millions, portraying a host of larger-than-life characters that the nation has taken to our hearts.But their finest roles, it turns out, have always been as husband and wife - in the extraordinary and enduring double act that is Tim and Pru.In Pru and Me, the late Timothy West charted the course of their lives, from the years before they met - treading the boards in the 50s - to their secret courting, marriage and settling in Wandsworth. And then together as they established themselves at the heart of British theatre, television and film over the next seventy years, in some of the nation's favourite shows, such as Fawlty Towers and Brass.Crammed full of stories which are funny, poignant, jaw-dropping and occasionally painful, Pru and Me also vividly recounts the late blaze of glory that introduced the world to the real Tim and Pru, via Great Canal Journeys. Here, the couple charmed the nation while at the same time charting Pru's gentle struggle with dementia.A cosy, witty and above all uplifting story of two souls who found one another and have clung together through thick and thin, Pru and Me is a joyous portrait of an amazing marriage.__________PRAISE FOR PRU AND ME 'Charming. An act of loving reclamation, a gentle tribute to a woman of every importance.' - Sunday Telegraph'A memoir laden with laughter and love.' - Daily Mail'Heartening and heartfelt. Exudes West's characteristic warmth.' - The Times, Books of the Year'A joyous portrait of a unique partnership — uplifting, highly moving and packed with stories of the highs and lows of showbusiness [...] A love story like few others. Riveting - Daily Mail

A revised and expanded edition of the autobiography that has delighted readers and theatregoers since its first publication in 2001. Known – and loved – for his many TV appearances in Brass and as the embodiment of Edward VII, Thomas Beecham and Winston Churchill, Timothy West led a charmed life as an actor, moving effortlessly between TV and stage, film and radio recordings. With his wife, Prunella Scales, and his son, Samuel, he and his family have been responsible for much of the best that stage and screen have had to offer in recent years. 'A theatrical memoir that doesn't cloy, and is filled with insight, wit and a sense of the ultimate absurdity of life' Judith Flanders, TLS 'Wise, extremely funny and replete with beguiling stories… a book which contains enough humanity and insight to guarantee its success' Richard Edmonds, Birmingham Post 'Delightfully entertaining' Humphrey Carpenter, Sunday Times 'A first-rate writer' Michael Arditti, Daily Mail