Sixty-one years ago, Timothy West and Prunella Scales were sitting at a set of traffic lights in Brighton when he asked her to marry him. Just as he was going to kiss her – it was a yes, of course – the lights changed to green.

British actor Timothy West, who played the classic Shakespeare roles of King Lear and Macbeth and in recent years along with his wife, Prunella Scales, enchanted millions of people with their boating exploits on Britain's waterways,

British actor Timothy West, known for his powerful portrayals in classic Shakespearean roles like King Lear and Macbeth and beloved for his recent boating adventures with his wife, actress Prunella Scales,