Eric Chappell's scripts were described as 'a complete joy'.
Chappell originally worked as an auditor for the East Midlands Electricity Board for 22 years.
When he turned his hand to writing plays, his Yorkshire-based story The Banana Box was staged at the Hampstead Theatre Club in 1970The show was then adapted to become Rising Damp, which ITV broadcast over four series from 1974 to 1978. Rising Damp, which also starred Don Warrington and Richard Beckinsale, was later adapted into a film, which was released in 1980.
Responding to the news of Chappell's death, actor Reece Dinsdale wrote on Twitter: "Thank you for everything you did for me, sir. Your scripts were a complete joy to play. Great times!Just heard that Eric Chappell, the writer of
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