It was made by Yorkshire TV, and though the setting is never clearly ... But, despite its setting, Rising Damp is an uplifting show – all four characters are often laughing, and, rather than ...

Based on the British situation comedy Rising Damp, which aired on ITV from 1974 to 1978. Stingy landlord Rigsby (Leonard Rossiter) manages to scam his lodgers, arts student John Cooper(Christopher ...

Recorded and broadcast in 1974, this is the original pilot episode, based on Chappell's stage play The Banana Box. Seven more episodes and a Christmas special followed in 1975, with Rigsby still ...

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There's plenty of trouble on the menu for Rigsby in this episode of the Seventies sitcom. As a birthday treat for Miss Jones, Rigsby books a table at an exclusive country club. But with Alan ...

The pilot episode of this hugely successful comedy series. Rigsby (Leonard Rossiter) is trying to please the one person in the world he has a tender spot for - Ruth (Frances de la Tour).

A deeply flawed and complex man, Rigsby projects himself at once as both superior and inferior to those around him. His insecurities tend to lead Rigsby toward bigotry, and an obsession with status ...