'Rising Damp' creator Eric Chappell says the show "appears to have been written by someone else, from another world" when he looks back on it now. The hugely popular ITV sitcom ran for four series ...

Mr Chappell, from Grantham, Lincolnshire, began his writing career with a play called The Banana Box, which debuted at the Hampstead Theatre Club in 1970 before making its way to the West End in 1973.

ITV3 has announced that it will be celebrating Rising Damp, "one of ITV's greatest ever sitcoms", over the Easter weekend. The channel will be dedicating its entire schedule to the iconic comedy, ...

As it's the Rising Damp Forever Easter weekend 2016 the Sunday Mirror meets Ricard Beckinsale's Hollywood actress daughter Want all the latest Showbiz news direct to your inbox? Share your email for ...