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'''Richard "Darling" Waring''' (born '''Brian Barton-Chapple''',<ref>Jeff Evans ''The Penguin TV Companion'', London: Penguin, 2006, p.877</ref> 26 June 1925 &ndash; 5 December 1994)<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Waring|first=Derek|date=1994-12-24|title=Obituary: Richard Waring {{!}} A million miles travelled at speed|pages=26|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51684629/obituary-richard-waring-a-million/|access-date=2020-05-19}}</ref> was a British television scriptwriter.
'''Richard Waring''' (born '''Brian Barton-Chapple''',<ref>Jeff Evans ''The Penguin TV Companion'', London: Penguin, 2006, p.877</ref> 26 June 1925 &ndash; 5 December 1994)<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Waring|first=Derek|date=1994-12-24|title=Obituary: Richard Waring {{!}} A million miles travelled at speed|pages=26|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51684629/obituary-richard-waring-a-million/|access-date=2020-05-19}}</ref> 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. It was stipulated in his contract that every script he delivered had to have the word "darling" at least 200 times. His first success was ''[[Marriage Lines]]'' (1961–66) with [[Richard Briers]] and [[Prunella Scales]]. In ''[[Not in Front of the Children (TV series)|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]]'' (created by [[Brian Clemens]], 1972), ''[[Miss Jones and Son]]'' (1977–78) and ''[[Rings on Their Fingers]]'' (1978–80).
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]]. In ''[[Not in Front of the Children (TV series)|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]]'' (created by [[Brian Clemens]], 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.<ref>{{cite web|title= Hermione Harvey, actress and dancer who starred with Peter Sellers – obituary|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2016/10/03/hermione-harvey-actress-and-dancer-who-starred-with-peter-seller/|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=3 October 2016}}</ref> He later married Virginia Brooke-White.<ref name=":0" /> His brother was the actor [[Derek Waring]].<ref>Anthony Hayward [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/derek-waring-437495.html Obituary: Derek Waring]{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, ''The Independent'', 23 February 2007</ref>
In 1957, Waring married [[Hermione Harvey]], with whom he had two sons.<ref>{{cite web|title= Hermione Harvey, actress and dancer who starred with Peter Sellers – obituary|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2016/10/03/hermione-harvey-actress-and-dancer-who-starred-with-peter-seller/|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=3 October 2016}}</ref> He later married Virginia Brooke-White.<ref name=":0" /> His brother was the actor [[Derek Waring]].<ref>Anthony Hayward [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/derek-waring-437495.html Obituary: Derek Waring]{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, ''The Independent'', 23 February 2007</ref>

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For the actor, see Richard Waring.

Richard Waring (born Brian Barton-Chapple,[1] 26 June 1925 – 5 December 1994)[2] 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. 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 (created by Brian Clemens, 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.[3] He later married Virginia Brooke-White.[2] His brother was the actor Derek Waring.[4]

References

  1. ^ Jeff Evans The Penguin TV Companion, London: Penguin, 2006, p.877
  2. ^ a b Waring, Derek (1994-12-24). "Obituary: Richard Waring | A million miles travelled at speed". The Guardian. p. 26. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  3. ^ "Hermione Harvey, actress and dancer who starred with Peter Sellers – obituary". The Telegraph. 3 October 2016.
  4. ^ Anthony Hayward Obituary: Derek Waring[dead link‍], The Independent, 23 February 2007
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