30 minSeason 4 • Episode 6
LatestRigsby finally proposes to Ruth when he receives his long awaited divorce papers.
Set in a seedy bedsit, the cowardly landlord Rigsby has his conceits debunked by his long suffering tenants.
Acting
Leonard Rossiter's physical comedy is genuinely masterful.
Writing
Eric Chappell's wordplay cuts sharper than it first appears.
Creator
Eric Chappell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rising Damp was the highest-rated ITV sitcom of its era, capturing post-imperial Britain's identity crisis through one pathetic man's fantasies.
Leonard Rossiter reportedly hated the cat, Vienna, who kept stealing scenes—fitting that Rigsby's only equal was an animal with better timing.
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