Eric Chappell

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Eric Chappell
Born	Eric Chappell 1933 Grantham, Lincolnshire, England
Occupation	Scriptwriter
Nationality	British
Period	1973-1996
Genres	Television
Notable work(s)	The Squirrels (1974-1977) Rising Damp (1974-1978) Only When I Laugh (1979-1982) Misfits (1981) The Bounder (1982-1983) Duty Free (1984-1986) Home to Roost (1985-1990) Singles (1984-1991) Natural Causes (1988) Haggard (1990-1992) Fiddlers Three (1991)

Eric Chappell (born 1933, Grantham, Lincolnshire) is an English comedy writer who wrote and co-wrote a number of the UK's biggest sitcom hits during the 1970s, '80s, and '90s. His successes include The Squirrels, Rising Damp, Only When I Laugh, The Bounder, Duty Free, Singles, Haggard and Home to Roost.

He also wrote the stage plays The Banana Box (later turned into the sitcom Rising Damp), Only When I Laugh (based on the earlier sitcom), Natural Causes, Theft and Dead Reckoning.

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v t e The works of Eric Chappell

Situation comedies	The Squirrels (1974-77) Rising Damp (1974-78) Only When I Laugh (1979-82) Misfits (1981) The Bounder (1982-83) Duty Free (1984-86) Home to Roost (1985-90) You Again? (1986-87) Singles (1988-90) Haggard (1990-92) Fiddlers Three (1991)

Other	Natural Causes (1988)

Authority control	VIAF: 78008267

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Name	Chappell, Eric
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Date of birth	1933
Place of birth	Grantham, Lincolnshire, England
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