Fawlty Towers legend and Tesco ad veteran
Prunella Scales and 1980s geeky Hollywood star Rick Moranis are from opposing ends of the comedy spectrum. While Moranis was goofing around on
Ghostbusters,
Honey I Shrunk The Kids and
Spaceballs, Scales was making waves in straight roles like
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne and
Howard's End. How are the pair connected?
DS will show you in five simple steps...
Prunella Scales to... Richard Briers - Before making us chuckle as Basil Fawlty's long-suffering wife Sybil, Scales found fame in the 1960s domestic sitcom
Marriage Lines. Scales played lead Kate Sterling, wife of junior clerk George Sterling, played by British sitcom staple Richard Briers.
Richard Briers to... Peter Kay - Although Briers is best known for his comic turns in
The Good Life,
Ever Decreasing Circles and as the voice of
Roobarb and Custard, he can play villainous roles as well, as he proved in Doctor Who's 1987 episode 'Paradise Towers'. Another recent
Doctor Who adversary was stand-up comic Peter Kay.
Peter Kay to... Mel Brooks - Peter Kay's run of successful TV shows, which includes
Phoenix Nights,
That Peter Kay Thing and
Max & Paddy, shows no signs of stopping. Taking a break from the small screen, Kay performed in
The Producers musical, which was adapted from Mel Brooks's classic 1968 movie.
Mel Brooks to John Candy - American director, writer and comic Mel Brooks helmed the hilarious films
Blazing Saddles and
Young Frankenstein (and the not-so-funny
Robin Hood: Men In Tights). One of his less successful outings was the 1987
Star Wars spoof
Spaceballs, which featured Joan Rivers, Bill Pullman and rotund funnyman John Candy.
John Candy to Rick Moranis - Canadian comedian John Candy found fame in the 1980s with appearances on
Saturday Night Live and films such as
Uncle Buck and
The Great Outdoors. However, he missed out on what might have been his biggest role when he pulled out of playing accountant Louis Tully in the first
Ghostbusters film. The role eventually went to Rick Moranis.
