Pru and Me

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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.

This moving and memorable audiobook is read by Timothy West and also features Prunella Scales reading the letters she has written to Tim over the course of their marriage.


Timothy West and Prunella Scales are – first and foremost – actors. Over seventy years they have delighted millions, portraying a host of larger-than-life characters that the nation has taken into their 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 & Me, Timothy West charts 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, often funny, sometimes poignant and occasionally jaw-dropping, Pru & 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.

An honest, charming and above all uplifting story of twin souls who, once they found one another, clung together through thick and thin. Pru & Me is a joyous portrait of a very, very special love story.

'A beautiful, witty, moving and joyful portrait of marriage' Red

'A memoir laden with laughter and love' Daily Mail

'Deeply moving, poignant and enthralling' Mail on Sunday

©2023 Timothy West (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Critics Review

Heartening and heartfelt. Exudes West's characteristic warmth
The Times, Books of the Year
A joyous portrait of a unique partnership u2014 uplifting, highly moving and packed with stories of the highs and lows of showbusiness, from what happened when Fawltyu2019s Sybil appeared nude to how he saw off his love rival Peter Sellers. A love story like few others. Riveting
Daily Mail
A beautiful, witty, moving and joyful portrait of marriage
Red
A memoir laden with laughter and love
Daily Mail
A deeply moving, poignant and enthralling memoir
Mail on Sunday
Charming. An act of loving reclamation, a gentle tribute to a woman of every importance.
Sunday Telegraph
Shows most movingly that what will survive of them is love
Oldie

User Reviews

Book 5.0
Narration 5.0
5.0
5.0
What a lovely book written and narrated by Timothy West with the additions by Pru. Nice to hear the background to so many stories and events linked to their canal journeys and of course Faulty Towers.
Thoroughly enjoyed it.
Rocketman 10/01/2024

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