'Rising Damp' creator Eric Chappell says the show "appears to have been written by someone else, from another world" when he looks back on it now. The hugely popular ITV sitcom ran for four series ...

Mr Chappell, from Grantham, Lincolnshire, began his writing career with a play called The Banana Box, which debuted at the Hampstead Theatre Club in 1970 before making its way to the West End in 1973.

ITV3 has announced that it will be celebrating Rising Damp, "one of ITV's greatest ever sitcoms", over the Easter weekend. The channel will be dedicating its entire schedule to the iconic comedy, ...

As it's the Rising Damp Forever Easter weekend 2016 the Sunday Mirror meets Ricard Beckinsale's Hollywood actress daughter Want all the latest Showbiz news direct to your inbox? Share your email for ...

Rising Damp starred Frances de la Tour, Leonard Rossiter and Don Warrington TV classic Rising Damp is the latest sitcom to be resurrected on stage, following the likes of Yes, Prime Minister and ...

It all started in Leamington Spa. Eric Chappell had always dreamed of being a writer. In 1969 he was living in the town, working as an auditor for the East Midlands Electricity board. It was there, ...

Eric Chappell (left) wrote the TV hit Rising Damp, which starred Leonard Rossiter (right) Eric Chappell, the creator of hit TV sitcoms Rising Damp and Home to Roost, has died aged 88. Chappell, who ...

TV classic Rising Damp is the latest sitcom to be resurrected on stage, following the likes of Yes, Prime Minister and Steptoe & Son. Actor Don Warrington and writer Eric Chappell discuss reviving the ...

Eric Chappell, who wrote Rising Damp and a string of other classic sitcoms, has reportedly died at the age of 88. He followed up his most famous series – which aired on ITV from 1974 to 1978 – with ...