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"Rising Damp" (1974) More at IMDbPro »TV series 1974-1978

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Overview

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8.5/10   274 votes
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Director:
Vernon Lawrence
Contact:
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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 full episode list
Release Date:
2 September 1974 (UK) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
Popular sitcom set in a seedy bedsit lorded over by the mean, vain, boastful, cowardly landlord Rigsby... more
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Awards:
1 win & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Beckinsale's Family Tragedy
 (From WENN. 30 January 2009, 4:15 AM, PST)

Don Warrington ('Strictly Come Dancing')
 (From digitalspy. 22 October 2008, 1:17 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
Hilarious show, classic characters more

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 4 of 9)
Leonard Rossiter ... Rupert Rigsby / ... (28 episodes, 1974-1978)
Don Warrington ... Philip Smith / ... (28 episodes, 1974-1978)
Frances de la Tour ... Miss Ruth Jones / ... (24 episodes, 1974-1978)
Richard Beckinsale ... Alan Moore / ... (22 episodes, 1974-1977)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
30 min (27 episodes)
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color

Fun Stuff

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. more
Quotes:
Rupert Rigsby: [Repeated line] Myyyyyy God! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Comedy Connections: Drop the Dead Donkey (#4.3)" (2006) more

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3 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
Hilarious show, classic characters, 9 March 1999
Author: Perry from New York

This is a very funny classic British TV series. Though it was made in the 70s, it stands the test of time. Leonard Rossiter as RIGSBY is a classic-- RIGSBY is a cross between Archie Bunker and Al Bundy with some Basil Fawlty thrown in. Richard Beckinsale who plays ALAN, was the father of the LAST DAYS OF DISCO's Kate Beckinsale.

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