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Rising Damp (1974–1978)

TV Series  -  30 min  -  Comedy
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Popular sitcom set in a seedy bedsit lorded over by the mean, vain, boastful, cowardly landlord Rigsby... See full summary »

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Season:

4 | 3 | 2 | 1

Year:

1978 | 1977 | 1975 | 1974
1 win & 3 nominations See more awards »
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Cast

Series cast summary:
Leonard Rossiter Leonard Rossiter ...
Rigsby (28 episodes, 1974-1978)
Don Warrington Don Warrington ...
Philip Smith (28 episodes, 1974-1978)
Frances de la Tour ...
Miss Ruth Jones (24 episodes, 1974-1978)
Richard Beckinsale Richard Beckinsale ...
Alan Moore (22 episodes, 1974-1977)
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Popular sitcom set in a seedy bedsit lorded over by the mean, vain, boastful, cowardly landlord Rigsby. In each episode, his conceits are debunked by his long suffering tenants. A spin-off feature film was made after the untimely death of Richard Beckinsale. Written by D.Giddings <darren.giddings@newcastle.ac.uk>  

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Sitcom | Landlord | Interracial Friendship | Bachelor | Roommate  | See more »

Genres:

Comedy

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Country:

UK

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

Esto se hunde See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

(27 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

The series was based on a stage play "The Banana Box", by Eric Chappell in which the role of the landlord, called Rooksby at that time, was initially played by Wilfrid Brambell before Leonard Rossiter took over later in the play's run. See more »

Quotes

Rupert Rigsby: [Repeated line] Myyyyyy God!
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Connections

Featured in "Comedy Connections: Drop the Dead Donkey (#4.3)" (2006) See more »