Rising Damp. Rupert Rigsby (Leonard Rossiter). Copyright: Yorkshire Television
Rising Damp

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

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Series 1, Episode 1 - Black Magic

New tenant Philip is continuing to cause a stir; Rigsby and Alan can't quite believe that he has 10 wives and Miss Jones is entertaining the notion of their engagement. Philip does nothing to discourage their curiosity when he claims to have inherited supernatural powers.

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 13th December 1974
Time
8:30pm
Channel
ITV1
Length
30 minutes
Recorded
  • Sunday 3rd November 1974 at The Leeds Studios

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Wednesday 11th February 2009 9:30pm ITV3
Wednesday 27th May 2009 7:25pm ITV3
Thursday 25th June 2009 8:30pm ITV3
Tuesday 25th May 2010 7:15pm ITV3
Tuesday 5th October 2010 5:15pm ITV3
Thursday 12th July 2012 8:40am ITV3
Tuesday 18th September 2012 4:15pm ITV3
Friday 26th October 2012 4:15pm ITV3
Tuesday 8th January 2013 4:05pm ITV3
Monday 14th January 2013 4:10pm ITV3
Monday 15th December 2014 5:25pm ITV3
Tuesday 16th December 2014 7:55am ITV3
Tuesday 17th February 2015 4:55pm ITV3
Thursday 26th March 2015 4:50pm ITV3
Wednesday 8th July 2015 5:25pm ITV3
Thursday 9th July 2015 6:00am ITV3
Thursday 27th August 2015 4:20pm ITV3
Friday 28th August 2015 6:00am ITV3
Thursday 1st October 2015 4:55pm ITV3
Tuesday 5th January 2016 4:50pm ITV3
Sunday 10th January 2016 6:25am ITV3
Friday 25th March 2016 9:30am ITV3
Tuesday 17th January 2017 4:50pm ITV3
Monday 23rd January 2017 5:00am ITV3
Tuesday 6th June 2017 4:55pm ITV3
Tuesday 8th August 2017 5:25pm ITV3
Wednesday 9th August 2017 10:55am ITV3
Sunday 13th August 2017 1:55am ITV3
Tuesday 9th January 2018 4:55pm ITV3
Friday 2nd March 2018 5:25pm ITV3
Monday 5th March 2018 3:30am ITV3
Thursday 24th May 2018 4:55pm ITV3
Friday 4th January 2019 12:05pm ITV3
Sunday 6th January 2019 1:30am ITV3
Wednesday 13th February 2019 11:30am ITV3
Saturday 16th February 2019 7:15am ITV3
Wednesday 29th May 2019 10:05am ITV3
Friday 30th August 2019 10:00am ITV3
Friday 17th January 2020 9:30am ITV3
Sunday 19th January 2020 2:55am ITV3
Wednesday 1st April 2020 10:00am ITV3
Tuesday 28th July 2020 9:05am ITV3

Cast & crew

Cast
Leonard Rossiter Rupert Rigsby
Frances de la Tour Ruth Jones
Richard Beckinsale Alan Moore
Don Warrington Philip Smith
Writing team
Eric Chappell Writer
Production team
Ronnie Baxter Director
Ronnie Baxter Producer
Colin Pigott Production Designer
Dennis Wilson (as Denis Wilson) Composer

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