Rising Damp
- TV sitcom
- ITV1
- 1974 - 1978
- 28 episodes (4 series)
Rupert Rigsby is the grubby landlord of a seedy boarding house. His put-upon tenants include students Philip and Alan, and the glamorous Miss Jones. Stars Leonard Rossiter, Frances de la Tour, Richard Beckinsale, Don Warrington and Gay Rose
Episode menu
Pilot - The New Tenant
A run-down boarding house in an unnamed northern English town is home to Miss Ruth Jones, an administrator at the local university; a medical student, Alan; the grubby, unfriendly landlord Rupert Rigsby, and his cat, Vienna. When a room in the house becomes vacant Miss Jones suggests that she knows a suitable candidate.
Notes
This episode is also known as Rooksby.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 2nd September 1974
- Time
- 8pm
- Channel
- ITV1
- Length
- 30 minutes
- Recorded
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- Sunday 7th July 1974 at The Leeds Studios
Cast & crew
| Leonard Rossiter | Rupert Rigsby |
| Frances de la Tour | Ruth Jones |
| Richard Beckinsale | Alan Moore |
| Don Warrington | Philip Smith |
| Eric Chappell | Writer |
| Ian MacNaughton | Producer |
| Colin Pigott | Production Designer |
| Dennis Wilson (as Denis Wilson) | Composer |