List of Rising Damp episodes

This list includes synopses and broadcast information for the 28 episodes of Rising Damp. Rising Damp is a British sitcom written by Eric Chappell. It stars Leonard Rossiter as a landlord named Rigsby, Richard Beckinsale as Alan, Frances de la Tour as Miss Jones, and Don Warrington as Philip. Alan, Miss Jones, and Philip reside as tenants in Rigsby's house.

The original run of Rising Damp was transmitted on ITV in four series from 1974 to 1978. Rising Damp (1980), a feature film based on the programme, premiered on 5 March 1980. It was written by Eric Chappell, and directed by Joseph McGrath.

Series overview

Series		Episodes	Originally aired		DVD release date
			Series premiere	Series finale	Region 1	Region 2	Region 4
	1	7	2 September 1974	27 December 1974	10 January 2006	7 May 2001	7 September 2007
	2	8	7 November 1975	26 December 1975	6 June 2006	14 June 2004^1	7 September 2007
	3	7	12 April 1977	24 May 1977	16 January 2007	14 June 2004	24 April 2008
	4	6	4 April 1978	9 May 1978	17 July 2007	14 June 2004	24 April 2008

1.^ The box set published by Cinema Club on 14 June 2004 (titled Rising Damp: The Works, Series 1–4), omits series two's Christmas episode, "For the Man Who Has Everything". Cinema Club previously published this episode in their 2002 compilation, The Very Best of Rising Damp. The first set to include series two in its entirety was Rising Damp: The Complete TV Series Plus the Movie, published on 21 November 2005 by ITV DVD.

Series 1 (1974)

#	Title	Original airdate	Code
1	"The New Tenant"	2 September 1974	101
Rigsby has an empty room to let, and Miss Jones has an acquaintance who might be interested. This episode is alternatively titled "Rooksby", after the character in the stage play The Banana Box, from which Rising Damp was adapted. The character was renamed to Rigsby because a real-life landlord named Rooksby complained.[1]
2	"Black Magic"	22 November 1974	102
Rigsby is sceptical but intrigued by a ritual Philip shows him.
3	"A Night Out"	29 November 1974	103
The household goes out to a fancy restaurant for Miss Jones's birthday.
4	"Charisma"	6 December 1974	104
Alan sports an earring to attract the opposite sex. This offends Rigsby, who is nonetheless willing to try other methods, such as a Matt Monro LP and Philip's "love-wood", to appeal to Miss Jones.
5	"All Our Yesterdays"	13 December 1974	105
Spooner (another tenant) annoys the household with his radio. Who will pluck up the courage to confront him about it?
6	"The Prowler"	20 December 1974	106
Miss Jones sees a prowler through her window, and Rigsby suspects everyone else. Fortunately a detective appears and begins to investigate.
7	"Stand Up and Be Counted"	27 December 1974	107
An election polarises the household: Rigsby supports the Conservatives, Alan and Philip lean towards Labour, and Miss Jones is impressed with the Liberal candidate.

Series 2 (1975)

#	Title	Original airdate	Code
8	"The Permissive Society"	7 November 1975	201
Alan and Rigsby have romance troubles.
9	"Food Glorious Food"	14 November 1975	202
Philip wagers Rigsby to fast for 48 hours.
10	"A Body Like Mine"	21 November 1975	203
A fitness craze sweeps the household and causes Rigsby to start improving his fitness.
11	"Moonlight and Roses"	28 November 1975	204
Rigsby tries to stop the love of his life, Ms. Jones, from leaving Bleak House for a poetic librarian.
12	"A Perfect Gentleman"	5 December 1975	205
A conman, Seymour, preys on Rigsby's gullibility.
13	"The Last of the Big Spenders"	12 December 1975	206
Rigsby buys new furniture to impress Brenda.
14	"Things That Go Bump in the Night"	19 December 1975	207
Rigsby's ghost story backfires on him and he believes the house is haunted.
15	"For the Man Who Has Everything"	26 December 1975	208
Rigsby has a miserable Christmas with no cards, no friends, and nobody to kiss underneath his mistletoe.

Series 3 (1977)

#	Title	Original airdate	Code
16	"That's My Boy"	12 April 1977	301
A baby occupies the tenants and eventually Rigsby.
17	"Stage Struck"	19 April 1977	302
A playwright wants Rigsby for his leading man.
18	"Clunk Click"	26 April 1977	303
Rigsby takes Ruth for a spin in his new car and he believes he has run over his cat, Vienna.
19	"The Good Samaritans"	3 May 1977	304
A suicidal man moves in to the bed-sitter.
20	"Fawcett's Python"	10 May 1977	305
An erotic dancer and her snake worry the tenants.
21	"The Cocktail Hour"	17 May 1977	306
Rigsby gives Alan advice on 'society' behaviour.
22	"Suddenly at Home"	24 May 1977	307
A hypochondriac is convinced he is going to die. Nobody believes his excuses, until he has eaten Ruth's soup.

Series 4 (1978)

#	Title	Original airdate	Code
23	"Hello Young Lovers"	4 April 1978	401
Rigsby mistakes a courting couple for newlyweds.
24	"Fire and Brimstone"	11 April 1978	402
A religious tenant is sent to convert Rigsby.
25	"Great Expectations"	18 April 1978	403
Rigsby has been left money, on condition.
26	"Pink Carnations"	25 April 1978	404
Rigsby and Ruth become 'lonely-hearts'.
27	"Under the Influence"	2 May 1978	405
A gypsy hypnotises Rigsby.
28	"Come on in, the Water's Lovely"	9 May 1978	406
Ruth agrees to marry Rigsby, but things don't go according to plan.

Notes

1. "Rising Damp: Season 1". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 10 January 2013.

External links

• Episode Guide in Brief at the authorised Rising Damp website
• Rising Damp (TV series) at the Internet Movie Database
• Rising Damp (film) at the Internet Movie Database
• Rising Damp at TV.com