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Rising Damp

  • TV Series
  • 1974–19781974–1978
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
2.6K
YOUR RATING
Leonard Rossiter in Rising Damp (1974)
Rising Damp: Stage Struck
Play trailer1:10
27 Videos
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  • Comedy
Popular sitcom set in a seedy bedsit lorded over by the mean, vain, boastful, cowardly, racist landlord Rigsby. In each episode, his conceits are debunked by his long-suffering tenants.Popular sitcom set in a seedy bedsit lorded over by the mean, vain, boastful, cowardly, racist landlord Rigsby. In each episode, his conceits are debunked by his long-suffering tenants.Popular sitcom set in a seedy bedsit lorded over by the mean, vain, boastful, cowardly, racist landlord Rigsby. In each episode, his conceits are debunked by his long-suffering tenants.
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
2.6K
YOUR RATING
  • Stars
    • Leonard Rossiter
    • Don Warrington
    • Frances de la Tour
Top credits
  • Stars
    • Leonard Rossiter
    • Don Warrington
    • Frances de la Tour
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 22User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

    Episodes28

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    Videos27

    Rising Damp: Stage Struck
    Trailer 1:10
    Rising Damp: Stage Struck
    Rising Damp: A Perfect Gentleman
    Trailer 1:35
    Rising Damp: A Perfect Gentleman
    Rising Damp: Fawcett's Python
    Trailer 1:45
    Rising Damp: Fawcett's Python
    Rising Damp: For The Man Who Has Everything
    Trailer 1:09
    Rising Damp: For The Man Who Has Everything
    Rising Damp: All Our Yesterdays
    Trailer 1:06
    Rising Damp: All Our Yesterdays
    Rising Damp: Series 3
    Trailer 0:39
    Rising Damp: Series 3
    Rising Damp: The Good Samaritans
    Trailer 1:18
    Rising Damp: The Good Samaritans
    Rising Damp: The Permissive Society
    Trailer 1:04
    Rising Damp: The Permissive Society
    Rising Damp: A Body Like Mine
    Trailer 1:07
    Rising Damp: A Body Like Mine
    Rising Damp: Season 1
    Trailer 0:55
    Rising Damp: Season 1
    Rising Damp: Season 4
    Trailer 0:58
    Rising Damp: Season 4
    Rising Damp: A Night Out
    Trailer 1:30
    Rising Damp: A Night Out

    Photos69

    Frances de la Tour and Leonard Rossiter in Rising Damp (1974)
    Frances de la Tour in Rising Damp (1974)
    Richard Beckinsale, Leonard Rossiter, and Don Warrington in Rising Damp (1974)
    Leonard Rossiter and Don Warrington in Rising Damp (1974)
    Derek Newark and Leonard Rossiter in Rising Damp (1974)
    Richard Beckinsale, Roger Brierley, and Leonard Rossiter in Rising Damp (1974)
    Richard Beckinsale in Rising Damp (1974)
    Frances de la Tour and Leonard Rossiter in Rising Damp (1974)
    Richard Beckinsale and Don Warrington in Rising Damp (1974)
    Peter Bowles in Rising Damp (1974)
    Leonard Rossiter in Rising Damp (1974)
    Leonard Rossiter in Rising Damp (1974)

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    Leonard Rossiter
    Leonard Rossiter
    • Rigsbyas Rigsby
    28 episodes28 eps • 1974–1978
    Don Warrington
    Don Warrington
    • Philipas Philip
    28 episodes28 eps • 1974–1978
    Frances de la Tour
    Frances de la Tour
    • Ruthas Ruth
    24 episodes24 eps • 1974–1978
    Richard Beckinsale
    Richard Beckinsale
    • Alanas Alan
    22 episodes22 eps • 1974–1977
    Gabrielle Rose
    Gabrielle Rose
    • Brendaas Brenda
    4 episodes4 eps • 1975
    Derek Newark
    • Spooneras Spooner
    2 episodes2 eps • 1974–1975
    John Clive
    John Clive
    • Gwynas Gwyn…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1977–1978
    Helen Fraser
    • Brideas Bride…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1975–1978
    Judy Buxton
    • Carolineas Caroline
    2 episodes2 eps • 1977
    Henry McGee
    • Seymouras Seymour
    1 episode1 ep • 1975
    Deborah Watling
    Deborah Watling
    • Lornaas Lorna
    1 episode1 ep • 1978
    Peter Jeffrey
    Peter Jeffrey
    • Ambroseas Ambrose
    1 episode1 ep • 1978
    Avis Bunnage
    Avis Bunnage
    • Veronicaas Veronica
    1 episode1 ep • 1978
    Brian Peck
    Brian Peck
    • Ronas Ron
    1 episode1 ep • 1978
    Liz Edmiston
    • Maureenas Maureen
    1 episode1 ep • 1974
    George Sewell
    George Sewell
    • Bakeras Baker
    1 episode1 ep • 1975
    Larry Martyn
    Larry Martyn
    • Fredas Fred
    1 episode1 ep • 1975
    Norman Bird
    Norman Bird
    • Vicaras Vicar
    1 episode1 ep • 1975
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The series was recorded entirely in the Yorkshire Television studios, in front of an audience, and featured no scenes on location.
    • Quotes

      Rupert Rigsby: [Describing the state of the nation] This country gets more like the boiler room of the Titanic every day. Confused orders from the bridge, water sloshing around our ankles. The only difference is they had a band.

    • Connections
      Featured in 40 Years of Laughter: The Sitcoms (1995)

    User reviews22

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    Rising Tension.
    This is what sometimes happens when you're a student and you've only got enough money to live in a dingy hovel... you get a landlord like Rigsby. What few standards he has are outdated, so sensitive lads with long hair and intelligent young black men are almost too much to take. Leonard Rossiter's portrayal of a character who could easily be completely beyond redemption is absolutely pitch-perfect. The more episodes you watch, the more you find yourself becoming strangely endeared to his mannerisms and tics, despite the fact that his attitude makes him a thoroughly unpleasant man. Aside from superb comic timing, Rossiter was also a master of the pratfall, so some of the most memorable sequences owe a lot to slapstick (I'm thinking particularly of the arranged boxing match.)

    It isn't quite a one man show though. All of the supporting parts were perfectly cast, so even when someone like Don Warrington pops up in more modern fare such as "Red Dwarf", he's still likely to be instantly associated with playing "Phillip" in "Rising Damp". I can't think of a bad episode in the bunch that I've seen. All of the scripts are so polished that they gleam, and this combined with the acting talent is what makes the show stick in the memory as the loved favourite it is.
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    • Howlin Wolf
    • May 14, 2007

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    • Release date
      • September 2, 1974 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Esto se hunde
    • Filming locations
      • Yorkshire Television Studios, Studio Road, Kirkstall, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Yorkshire Television (YTV)
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 4:3

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