Rising Damp. Rupert Rigsby (Leonard Rossiter). Copyright: Black Lion Films
Rising Damp
- 1980 sitcom
Film adaptation of the popular ITV sitcom. Middle-aged Rigsby plays landlord to college tutor Ruth Jones, medical student Philip and art student John. Stars Leonard Rossiter, Frances de la Tour, Don Warrington, Christopher Strauli, Denholm Elliott and more.
Rising Damp trivia
The budget for the film was a then-healthy £400,000.
A huge box office success, Rising Damp won awards for Film Comedy of the Year, Best Director, Best Actress (Frances De La Tour), and a Peter Sellers Award for Comedy for Leonard Rossiter.