Richard Waring (born Brian Barton-Chapple, 26 June 1925 – 5 December 1994)
was a British television scriptwriter.
Waring was the author of numerous domestic sitcoms from the early 1960s, he worked for both the BBC and ITV. His first success was ''
Marriage Lines'' (1961–66) with
Richard Briers and
Prunella Scales
Prunella Margaret Rumney West Scales (''née'' Illingworth; born 22 June 1932) is an English retired actress. She portrayed Sybil Fawlty, the bossy wife of Basil Fawlty (John Cleese), in the BBC comedy ''Fawlty Towers'' and Queen Elizabeth ...
. 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, but he did not write all of the episodes. Other series written by Waring include ''
My Wife Next Door
''My Wife Next Door'' is a British sitcom created by Brian Clemens and written by Richard Waring. It was shown on BBC1 in 1972, and ran for 13 episodes.
The programme is about a couple, George Basset ( John Alderton) and Suzie Basset (Hannah ...
'' (created by
Brian Clemens
Brian Horace Clemens (30 July 1931 – 10 January 2015) was an English screenwriter and television producer. He worked on the British TV series '' The Avengers'' and created '' The New Avengers'' and '' The Professionals''.
Early life
Clemen ...
, 1972), ''
Miss Jones and Son'' (1977–78) and ''
Rings on Their Fingers'' (1978–80).
In 1957, Waring married
Hermione Harvey, with whom he had two sons. He later married Virginia Brooke-White.
His brother was the actor
Derek Waring.
[Anthony Haywar]
Obituary: Derek Waring
''The Independent'', 23 February 2007
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1925 births
1994 deaths
20th-century British screenwriters
British radio writers
British television writers
British television show creators