ICONIC writer Eric Chappell who created sitcoms Rising Damp and Home to Roost has died aged 88. The hit TV show creator won a Bafta in 1978 for Rising Damp which starred Leonard Rossiter and Frances de la tour.
Star of Home to Roost Reece Dinsdale confirmed that Mr Chalppell had died on Thursday, paying tribute to the writing legend.
He said: “Just heard that Eric Chappell, the writer of Home To Roost, Rising Damp & many other shows died on Thursday. “Thank you for everything you did for me, Sir… your scripts were a complete joy to play. “Great times!
My love & deepest sympathies to his friends & family.” Born in Grantham, Lincolnshire, in September 1933, Chappell worked as an auditor for the East Midlands Electricity Board for 22 years.
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