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.
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).