Richard Waring (born Brian Barton-Chapple,[1] 26 June 1925 – 5 December 1994) was a British television scriptwriter.
The author of numerous sitcoms from the early 1960s, he is particularly associated with writing domestic sitcoms. His first success was Marriage Lines (1961-66) with Richard Briers and Prunella Scales. In Not in Front of the Children (1967-70) Wendy Craig's dizzy housewife made her first appearance. Waring created ...And Mother Makes Three (1971-73), and its sequel ...And Mother Makes Five (1974-76) also featuring Craig in a similar role.
His brother was the actor Derek Waring.[2]
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