Eric Chappell
- English
- Writer
Press clippings
Rising Damp was more than a sitcom
Writer Eric Chappell perfectly captured our all-too-human foibles, failures and frustrations.
Simon Evans, Spiked, 26th April 2022Eric Chappell obituary
Writer of Rising Damp, The Bounder, Duty Free and other successful television sitcoms.
Michael Coveney, The Guardian, 25th April 2022Rising Damp writer Eric Chappell dies aged 88
Eric Chappell, the prolific playwright and sitcom author who created Rising Damp, has died at the age of 88.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd April 2022Rising Damp writer says show seems like it's 'from another world'
Rising Damp creator Eric Chappell says it's odd looking back on the 1970s sitcom as it "appears to have been written by someone else, from another world".
The List, 22nd November 2021New book to shine a light on creation of 1970s sitcoms
Raising Laughter, a new book due to be published in September, will take a look at the creation of 1970s sitcoms. Writer Robert Sellers has interviewed a number of those involved in the shows.
British Comedy Guide, 17th June 2021Golden oldies winning TV ratings war
Despite some episodes being more than 50 years old, classic Home Guard comedy Dad's Army repeated for the umpteenth time on BBC Two still attracts more than 1.1million viewers and, on a typical day, is the channel's most-watched programme.
Richard Webber, The Daily Express, 6th April 2021How we made: Rising Damp
Interviews with Don Warrington and Eric Chappell about the making of the classic sitcom.
George Bass, The Guardian, 25th January 2021The Work of Eric Chappell
An appreciation of writer Eric Chappell's classic sitcoms, which brought familiar tales of thwarted aspiration to the nation's living rooms.
Anna Cale, We Are Cult, 27th March 2019Duty Free: A gem of comic theatre without any crudity
Eric Chappell's Last of the Duty Free, playing in Eastbourne this week, is a real family affair.
Amanda Wilkins, Sussex Express, 29th June 2014Rising Damp rises again on stage
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 show and how to deal with Rigsby's racist views.
Ian Youngs, BBC News, 16th May 2013