Landlord Rigsby scams lodgers Cooper and Philip into sharing a room. His favorite tenant, Miss Jones, flirts with Philip, annoying Rigsby. When new lodger Seymour arrives, Miss Jones falls for him, leaving Rigsby's love for her unrequited.
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| Leonard Rossiter | ... |
Rigsby
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| Frances de la Tour | ... |
Miss Ruth Jones
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| Don Warrington | ... |
Philip Smith
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| Christopher Strauli | ... |
John
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| Denholm Elliott | ... |
Charles Seymour
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Carrie Jones | ... |
Sandra
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| Glynn Edwards | ... |
Cooper
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| John Cater | ... |
Bert
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Derek Griffiths | ... |
Alec
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| Ronnie Brody | ... |
Italian Waiter
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Alan Clare | ... |
Accordionist
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| Pat Roach | ... |
Rugby Player
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| Jonathan Cecil | ... |
Boutique Assistant
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| Bill Dean | ... |
Workman
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Bill Hemmings | ... |
Workman (uncredited)
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| Ralph G. Morse | ... |
Student (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Joseph McGrath | ... | (as Joe McGrath) |
Written by
| Eric Chappell | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Brian Lawrence | ... | executive producer |
| Roy Skeggs | ... | producer |
Music by
| David Lindup | ||
Cinematography by
| Frank Watts | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Peter Weatherley | ||
Art Direction by
| Lewis Logan | ||
Makeup Department
| Bunty Phillips | ... | makeup artist |
| Daphne Vollmer | ... | hair stylist (as Daphne Volmer) |
Production Management
| Ron Jackson | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Roger Simons | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Carolyn Scott | ... | assistant art director |
| Paul Purdy | ... | props (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Alan Kane | ... | sound recordist |
| Terry Poulton | ... | sound editor |
| Bill Rowe | ... | dubbing mixer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Neil Binney | ... | camera operator |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Laura Nightingale | ... | costume supervisor |
Music Department
| David Lindup | ... | music arranger |
| Philip Martell | ... | music supervisor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Phyllis Townshend | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
| Katy Arnold | ... | assistant to producer |
| John Bigland | ... | production accountant |
| Jean Clarkson | ... | production assistant |
| Jean Garioch | ... | director of publicity |
| Jack Gill | ... | presenter |
| Janet Jackson | ... | choreographer |
| Callum McDougall | ... | production runner (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- ITC Film Distributors (1980) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- 4 Front Video (1991) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- 4 Front Video (1991) (United Kingdom) (VHS) (re-issue)
- Carlton Video (2000) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Channel 5 Video Distribution (1986) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- ITV3 (2013) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Precision Video (1981) (United Kingdom) (VHS) (Betamax V2000)
- Precision Video (1981) (United Kingdom) (VHS) (Betamax) (V2000)
- Syme Home Video (1984) (Australia) (video)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2004) (Australia) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- National Screen (titles)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Based on the British situation comedy Rising Damp, which aired on ITV from 1974 to 1978. Stingy landlord Rigsby (Leonard Rossiter) manages to scam his lodgers, arts student John Cooper(Christopher Strauli) and medical student Philip (Don Warrington) making both pay for a room they must share. Rigsby's favourite lodger, Miss Jones (Frances de la Tour) flirts with Philip much to Rigsby's annoyance and when new upper crust lodger Seymour (Denholm Elliott) arrives she falls completely under his spell. It seems Rigsby's love for her will forever be unrequited. |
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| Taglines | "I'll tell you what's happened to our permissive society. It's living in my house!" See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Original cast-member Richard Beckinsale died before the film could go before the cameras; consequently his medical student character Alan Moore was rewritten as Christopher Strauli's art student John. At the time Strauli was a well-known face on British screens from his regular role in another Eric Chappell sitcom from Yorkshire Television, Only When I Laugh (1979). Strauli was encouraged by Leonard Rossiter to play his character as the original actor would have; however the young actor (who had been at RADA with Beckinsale) felt uncomfortable with this suggestion as his contemporary had died only relatively recently. He would recall the part as an extremely unhappy one for him, despite the affability of the director and of the rest of the cast, but reasoned his strained relationship with Rossiter feeling unsettled by him replacing the much-missed Beckinsale. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Episode #1.2 (2016). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Rising Damp See more » |
| Quotes |
[Rigsby and Miss Jones are at a restaurant]
Miss Ruth Jones: I must say, I do like this place. Do you come here often? Rigsby: Oh yes. It's one of my old bachelor haunts. Miss Ruth Jones: I thought you were married? Rigsby: In name only, Miss Jones. It was a long time ago. At the end of the war - VJ night. She surrendered the same day as Japan. We resumed hostilities a week later. Miss Ruth Jones: You make your marriage sound like a war! Rigsby: Oh, it was, Miss Jones. Long periods of boredom followed by short bursts of violence. We should never have got married. There was only one woman I really liked in those days - Greer Garson. I saw all her films. Her and Walter Pidgeon. Miss Ruth Jones: Did your wife remind you Greer Garson? Rigsby: No, no... She looked more like Walter Pidgeon, actually. See more » |