For the condition affecting structures, see Rising damp (structural).
Rising Damp
Opening title of Series 1
Created by
Eric Chappell
Starring
Leonard Rossiter
Frances de la Tour
Richard Beckinsale
Don Warrington
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language
English
No. of series
4
No. of episodes
28 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time
30 minutes
Production company
Yorkshire Television
Original release
Network
ITV
Release
2 September 1974 (1974-09-02) – 9 May 1978 (1978-05-09)
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Rising Damp is a British sitcom, written by Eric Chappell and produced by Yorkshire Television for ITV, which was originally broadcast from 2 September 1974 until 9 May 1978. Chappell adapted the story from his 1973 stage play The Banana Box.[1] The programme ran for four series and a spin-off feature film of the same name was released in 1980. The series won the 1978 BAFTA for Best Situation Comedy.[2]Rising Damp was the highest-ranking ITV sitcom in the BBC's 100 Best Sitcoms poll of 2004, coming in 27th overall.[3]
^Fisher, Paul. "Story of Rising Damp – The Play - 'The Banana Box'". Rigsby Online. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
^"Television: Situation Comedy in 1978". Bafta.org. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
^"Britain's Best Sitcom: Top 11 to 100". bbcattic.org. London: BBC. 2004. Archived from the original on 13 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
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with its sequel series Going Straight) and Alan Moore in the ITV sitcom RisingDamp. He was the father of actresses Samantha and Kate Beckinsale. Beckinsale...
RisingDamp is a British sitcom written by Eric Chappell. It stars Leonard Rossiter as landlord Rupert Rigsby, Richard Beckinsale as Alan Moore, Frances...
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television comedy roles starring as Rupert Rigsby in the ITV series RisingDamp from 1974 to 1978, and Reginald Perrin in the BBC's The Fall and Rise...
British actor. He is best known for playing Philip Smith in the ITV sitcom RisingDamp (1974–78), and Commissioner Selwyn Patterson in the BBC detective series...
Rossiter now in the role. This play later became the basis for sitcom RisingDamp, which aired on ITV from 1974 to 1978 and won the 1978 BAFTA for Best...
evaporation limited capillary penetration is responsible for the phenomenon of risingdamp in concrete and masonry, while in industry and diagnostic medicine this...
at the relationship between humans and animals. In 2016, he narrated RisingDamp Forever, a two-part documentary series for ITV3. He also voiced ITV programmes...
has made appearances in Minder, Kill Two Birds, Thriller, Hazell and RisingDamp. He played the bandit Irongron in the Doctor Who story The Time Warrior...
Jewel. Other TV appearances included On the Buses, Look - Mike Yarwood!, RisingDamp, The Detectives and Grange Hill. He also played alongside Frankie Howerd...
The show ran for one series in 1972. He also appeared in an episode of RisingDamp as a conman, Seymour. In 2003, he appeared in the episode "The Miraculous...
air barriers. Damp proofing is another aspect of waterproofing. Masonry walls are built with a damp-proof course to prevent risingdamp, and the concrete...
Your Language ("An Inspector Calls"), Crossroads, Within These Walls, RisingDamp, Angels, Father Dear Father, The Expert, Enemy at the Door, The Setbacks...
which he played Rooksby. This was adapted for television under the name RisingDamp, with the character of Rooksby renamed Rigsby and played by Leonard Rossiter...
Barry Lyndon Corporal Toole 1979 Unidentified Flying Oddball Oaf 1980 RisingDamp Rugby Player 1981 The Monster Club Great Uncle Uncredited Raiders of...
television appearances included: The Benny Hill Show, Hancock's Half Hour, RisingDamp, Dad's Army, The Sweeney (Episode 3, Series 3, "Visiting Fireman" – Garage...
with RisingDamp (1974–78, sometimes called the best of all ITV sitcoms), Man About the House (1973–76) and George and Mildred (1976–79). RisingDamp star...
also played a Detective Baker who turned out to be a burglar in the RisingDamp episode The Prowler. He also played Ray Walker in Heartbeat (series 9...
(1934–1994), Desmond's, The Fosters Richard Beckinsale (1947–1979), Porridge, RisingDamp Matt Berry (born 1974), Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, The IT Crowd, The...
Liver Birds. He also played Desmond, the love interest of Miss Jones, in RisingDamp and a taxi driver in The Professionals (series 2, episode 8: A Stirring...
expressing fear of this surrealist eventuality. The 1970s British sitcom RisingDamp was set in a house converted into bedsits, with the landlord Rupert Rigsby...
prevent a free flow of water from a moist to dry area. This can cause risingdamp to be trapped within the wall and create system failures. If moisture...
Wodehouse (later played by Fry and Laurie) Dad's Army, comedy TV series RisingDamp, comedy TV series Fawlty Towers, comedy TV series Keeping Up Appearances...
and also partial seepage (plaster work and wall damage equivalent to risingdamp) because of water logging, which have been repaired under a restoration...
part of Osborne in the 1977 episode "Suddenly At Home" in the TV series RisingDamp. He was also in an Only Fools and Horses episode in 1982 ("Diamonds Are...