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Eric Chappell
Eric Chappell

Eric Chappell

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  • Writer

Eric Chappell features

Only When I Laugh. Image shows from L to R: Dr. Gordon Thorpe (Richard Wilson), Roy Figgis (James Bolam), Norman Binns (Christopher Strauli), Archie Glover (Peter Bowles). Copyright: Yorkshire Television Features

Comedy Rewind: I'm H-A-P-P-Y: Only When I Laugh

Sunday 27th October 2024

Visiting hours have begun at hospital sitcom Only When I Laugh, starring three bona-fide sitcom legends.

Rising Damp. Rupert Rigsby (Leonard Rossiter). Copyright: Yorkshire Television Features

Comedy Rewind: Rising Damp is going to get us all!

Sunday 1st September 2024

Perhaps the single most celebrated comedy in ITV's near 70-year history, Rising Damp marks its own 50th anniversary this month. A perfect time to see just what all that popularity is about.

Rising Damp. Image shows from L to R: Ruth Jones (Frances de la Tour), Rupert Rigsby (Leonard Rossiter), Philip Smith (Don Warrington). Copyright: Yorkshire Television Features

Interview with Rising Damp writer Eric Chappell

Thursday 9th May 2013

An interview with Eric Chappell, arguably the most successful single sitcom writer for ITV. He talks about creating Rising Damp, and the new stage adaptation.

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