List of the best Prunella Scales movies: The Ghost of Greville Lodge(2000), Second Best(1994), The Phone Call(2013), Hobson's Choice(1954), An Ideal Husband(1998), The Wicked Lady(1983), Jane Austen's Emma(1996), Waltz of the Toreadors(1962), Mad Cows(1999), The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne(1987), Horrid Henry: The Movie(2011), Howards End(1992) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller, Kids & Family
UK
2000
88 Minutes
George Cole Prunella Scales Jon Newman Marc Danbury Kevin Howarth
orphan teen boy great-uncle ghost eerie frightening incredible suspenseful tense united kingdom country lodge manor countryside ghosts secret family secrets haunted houses discovery growing up mystery
Inquisitive teenage orphan James is invited to stay at his uncle's country mansion. He explores the property and discovers the house holds many mysterious secrets.
Drama
UK|USA
1994
105 Minutes
Margery
William Hurt Chris Cleary Miles Keith Allen Prunella Scales Jane Horrocks Alan Cumming John Hurt
single father child social worker neighbor uncle prisoner tense powerful emotional wales camp prison house adoption father/son relationship aids parenthood transformation love 1990s
Graham, a lonely Welsh postal worker, adopts James, a troubled ten-year-old boy. Graham always wanted a son, but James loves his biological father too much to give Graham a chance. Will the two be able to accept each other as family?
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
2013
20 Minutes
Joan
Sally Hawkins Jim Broadbent Edward Hogg Prunella Scales Jonathan Pointing
Comedy
UK
1954
107 Minutes
Vicky Hobson
Charles Laughton John Mills Brenda De Banzie Daphne Anderson Prunella Scales Richard Wattis
daughter shoemaker widower cheeky hysterical quirky england pub shop family marriage competition father/daughter relationship rivalry escape love victorian era
Henry Hobson (Charles Laughton) is a successful bootmaker, a widower and a tyrannical father of three daughters. The girls each want to leave their father by getting married, but Henry refuses because marriage traditions require him to pay out settlements.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1998
90 Minutes
Lady Markby
Jonathan Firth Sadie Frost James Wilby Robert Hardy Prunella Scales Karen Hayley
Rising politician Robert Chiltern once sold secret information and is now being blackmailed by Laura Evely. She has proof and it will damage his career and marriage severely. Chiltern calls in the help of his friend Arthur Goring.
Adventure
UK|USA
1983
98 Minutes
Lady Kingsclere
Faye Dunaway Alan Bates John Gielgud Denholm Elliott Prunella Scales Oliver Tobias Glynis Barber Joan Hickson Helena McCarthy Mollie Maureen Derek Francis
Caroline is to be wed to Sir Ralph and invites her sister Barbara to be her bridesmaid. Barbara seduces Ralph, however, and she becomes the new Lady, but despite her new wealthy situation, ... See full summary »
Romance
1996
107 Minutes
Miss Bates
Kate Beckinsale Mark Strong Samantha Morton Bernard Hepton Prunella Scales Raymond Coulthard Olivia Williams Dominic Rowan Lucy Robinson
young woman matchmaker lover love interest vicar friend engaging amusing emotional lighthearted melodramatic heartwarming england small town london matchmaking love interest relationships attraction family
While matchmaking for friends and neighbors, a young 19th-century Englishwoman (Kate Beckinsale) nearly misses her own chance at love.
Comedy
UK
1962
105 Minutes
Estella Fitzjohn
Peter Sellers Dany Robin Margaret Leighton John Fraser Cyril Cusack Prunella Scales Denise Coffey Jean Anderson
general wife mistress aide daughter witty passionate england manor retirement midlife crisis love triangle court-martial hypochondria quest forbidden love rivalry 1910s
This is the end of a glorious military career: General Leo Fitzjohn retires to his Sussex manor where he will write his memoirs. Unfortunately, his private life is a disaster: a confirmed ... See full summary »
Comedy
UK
1999
90 Minutes
Dr. Minny Stinkler
Anna Friel Joanna Lumley Anna Massey Phyllida Law Greg Wise John Standing Nicholas Woodeson Prunella Scales
A single mother's postnatal state leads her on a race to save her child and her sanity.
Drama
1987
116 Minutes
Moira O'Neill
Maggie Smith Bob Hoskins Wendy Hiller Marie Kean Ian McNeice Alan Devlin Rudi Davies Prunella Scales
spinster music teacher boardinghouse owner middle-aged man middle-aged woman boarder sad emotional tender dublin ireland boarding house movie theater dining room betrayal alcoholism deception business scheme loneliness heartbreak
A 1950s Dublin spinster (Maggie Smith) meets her landlady's brother (Bob Hoskins), who wants her to invest in a fast-food restaurant.
Comedy, Kids & Family
2011
93 Minutes
Great Aunt Greta
Theo Stevenson Anjelica Huston Richard E. Grant Parminder Nagra Helena Barlow Noel Fielding Mathew Horne Prunella Scales Kimberley Walsh Jo Brand Scarlett Stitt
boy school principal student friend young boy bad boy amusing hilarious playful cheery lighthearted witty united kingdom house school classroom bad behavior bad influence rebellion prank
A mischievous boy (Theo Stevenson) and his gang try to foil a headmaster's plan to close down their school.
Drama
UK|Japan|USA
1992
140 Minutes
Aunt Juley
Anthony Hopkins Emma Thompson Helena Bonham Carter Vanessa Redgrave James Wilby Samuel West Jemma Redgrave Nicola Duffett Prunella Scales Susie Lindeman Adrian Ross Magenty
businessperson wealthy woman sister aunt emotional england mansion restaurant inheritance money jealousy romance class distinctions scandal discovery fall transformation 1910s
A businessman thwarts his wife's bequest of an estate to another woman.
Kids & Family, Adventure
UK|USA
1977
104 Minutes
Mrs. Sandman
Alastair Sim Peter Barkworth Maurice Colbourne Susan Tebbs Geraldine McEwan Joe Gladwin Andrew Harrison Benjie Bolgar Chloe Franks Prunella Scales Leslie Sands
young boy young girl mother father lord emotional engaging yorkshire, england mine stable horses horse thieves daunting task animal slaughter corporate greed rescue quest growing up 1900s
When the owner of a Yorkshire coal-mine decides to mechanize to increase profits, the mine's pit ponies are scheduled to be destroyed. So, three children plan to steal them to keep them ... See full summary »
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
UK
1978
78 Minutes
Peter Cook Dudley Moore Denholm Elliott Joan Greenwood Terry-Thomas Max Wall Irene Handl Kenneth Williams Hugh Griffith Roy Kinnear Prunella Scales
A Sherlock Holmes spoof about a family that has been haunted for years by the curse of a horrible hound.