Classic sitcom. Alan and Philip are puzzled when items of expensive-looking, trendy furniture suddenly appear. Could Rigsby's motive be anything to do with Brenda, the pretty blonde photographic model who has just moved in?

Contains discriminatory language and attitudes.

Rising Damp

Pilot episode of the sitcom which first introduced the lascivious landlord Rigsby. Rigsby finds someone desperate enough to take his prize vacant room, but the letting is not entirely good news.

Pilot

Rising Damp - Series 1 - Episode 1

1. Pilot

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Sitcom about the occupants of a run-down tenement building. Rigsby becomes convinced that magic is real after Philip bangs a  ritual spear on the floor. Ruth tries to offer herself to Rigsby. Philip and Alan play a trick on him.

Black Magic

Rising Damp - Series 1 - Episode 2

2. Black Magic

Classic sitcom. Rigsby is dressed to kill as he takes Miss Jones out to dinner to celebrate her birthday.

A Night Out

Rising Damp - Series 1 - Episode 3

3. A Night Out

Classic sitcom. Rigsby is given some advice from Alan and Philip as well as some tablets to calm his nerves in his amorous pursuit of Miss Jones.

Charisma

Rising Damp - Series 1 - Episode 4

4. Charisma

Classic sitcom. There is a new granite-muscled tenant in the house who plays his music too loud. Rigsby has to pluck up courage to ask him to turn it down.

All Our Yesterdays

Rising Damp - Series 1 - Episode 5

5. All Our Yesterdays

Rigsby rushes to protect Ruth after she sees a prowler in her room, but soon it's the chivalrous Rigsby who needs protecting.

The Prowler

Rising Damp - Series 1 - Episode 6

6. The Prowler

Rigsby drums up support for his own candidate as the local elections get under way.

Stand Up and Be Counted

Rising Damp - Series 1 - Episode 7

7. Stand Up and Be Counted

Series 1

Philip believes Alan has a problem with his technique when it comes to women and Rigsby attempts to join the permissive society by wooing Miss Jones with a few choice French phrases.

The Permissive Society

Rising Damp - Series 2 - Episode 1

1. The Permissive Society

Rigsby is taught a lesson about famine relief when he enters into a 48 hour fast to settle an argument with Philip.

Food Glorious Food

Rising Damp - Series 2 - Episode 2

2. Food Glorious Food

Rigsby is cynical when both Alan and Miss Jones enter into physical exercise regimes. Philip throws down a challenge and a boxing match is arranged

A Body Like Mine

Rising Damp - Series 2 - Episode 3

3. A Body Like Mine

Philip is relieved to learn that Ruth has found a new love. Rigsby notices that she is acting differently.

Moonlight and Roses

Rising Damp - Series 2 - Episode 4

4. Moonlight and Roses

Rigsby’s snobbery is exposed when a ‘better class of tenant’ moves in, however the others soon find to their cost that there may be more to the suave and sophisticated Seymour than meets the eye.

A Perfect Gentleman

Rising Damp - Series 2 - Episode 5

5. A Perfect Gentleman

Last of the Big Spenders

Rising Damp - Series 2 - Episode 6

6. Last of the Big Spenders

Rigsby convinces Alan that the house is haunted by the spirit of ‘the Grey Lady’ but Philip comes up with a plan to give Rigsby a taste of his own medicine.

Things That Go Bump in the Night

Rising Damp - Series 2 - Episode 7

7. Things That Go Bump in the Night

Series 2

Classic sitcom about a boarding house and its unsavoury landlord. Miss Jones turns up with a baby - forbidden according to the house rules.

That's My Boy

Rising Damp - Series 3 - Episode 1

1. That's My Boy

When cultured and slightly camp actor Hilary arrives at the boarding house, everyone becomes stage-struck - except Rigsby.

Stage Struck

Rising Damp - Series 3 - Episode 2

2. Stage Struck

Speed demon Rigsby takes Miss Jones out for a spin in his new sports car - but can she handle the pace?

Clunk Click

Rising Damp - Series 3 - Episode 3

3. Clunk Click

The latest tenant to be welcomed to Rigsby's dismal boarding house arrives in such a depressed state that the other tenants go on immediate suicide watch.

The Good Samaritans

Rising Damp - Series 3 - Episode 4

4. The Good Samaritans

Classic comedy. Ruth is concerned about the decline of the moral climate of the house especially with the arrival of exotic dancer Marilyn and her pet snake.

Fawcett's Python

Rising Damp - Series 3 - Episode 5

5. Fawcett's Python

Classic comedy. Rigsby sees a chance to advance himself socially when Alan announces his engagement to his new flame.

The Cocktail Hour

Rising Damp - Series 3 - Episode 6

6. The Cocktail Hour

 Rigsby pins his hopes on receiving the kiss of life from Ruth when she joins a first-aid class, but she's more interested in the invalid in the basement.

Suddenly at Home

Rising Damp - Series 3 - Episode 7

7. Suddenly at Home

Series 3

Classic sitcom starring Leonard Rossiter. Rigsby lets a room to a couple of lusty young lovers but finds it hard to overcome his cynicism about marriage.

Hello Young Lovers

Rising Damp - Series 4 - Episode 1

1. Hello Young Lovers

Classic comedy starring Leonard Rossiter. A clean-living, Welsh Theology student moves in putting the fear of God in Rigsby and making him see the error of his ways.

Fire and Brimstone

Rising Damp - Series 4 - Episode 2

2. Fire and Brimstone

Classic sitcom about a miserly landlord. Rigsby is overjoyed to learn that he has inherited his Uncle George's fortune, but he has yet to read the small print.

Great Expectations

Rising Damp - Series 4 - Episode 3

3. Great Expectations

Classic sitcom about a miserly landlord. Rigsby resorts to the personal columns to advertise his fleapit, but is horrified at the response he receives.

Pink Carnations

Rising Damp - Series 4 - Episode 4

4. Pink Carnations

Classic sitcom about a miserly landlord. Ripples of a transcendental kind run through the fleapit when Rigsby takes on a mystic with a sideline in patent medicines and hypnosis.

Under the Influence

Rising Damp - Series 4 - Episode 5

5. Under the Influence

Classic comedy starring Leonard Rossiter. Wedding bells beckon as Rigsby proposes but will his bride-to-be have second thoughts?

Come On in the Water's Lovely

Rising Damp - Series 4 - Episode 6

6. Come On in the Water's Lovely

Series 4

Classic sitcom about a miserly landlord. Rigsby is facing the prospect of a lonely Christmas, until Alan and Philip arrive unexpectedly.

Rising Damp Christmas Special: For the Man Who Has Everything