
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
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
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- Sunday 3rd November 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 |
Ronnie Baxter | Director |
Ronnie Baxter | Producer |
Colin Pigott | Production Designer |
Dennis Wilson (as Denis Wilson) | Composer |