Rising Damp

Series 4

Popular sitcom set in a seedy bedsit lorded over by the mean, vain, boastful, cowardly, racist landlord Rigsby. In each episode, his conceits are debunked by his long-suffering tenants.

6 épisodes

Hello Young Lovers
E1
Hello Young LoversRuth befriends a young couple who have moved in, fleeing from her disapproving father.
Fire and Brimstone
E2
Fire and BrimstoneGwyn, a fundamentalist Welsh preacher who abstains from everything and spends much of his time praying or hymn-singing, moves in. He talks Ruth out of going on a dirty weekend with Rigsby because it would be immoral and has some success in converting Rigsby to the faith. However, when Ruth gets excited as he explains to her a passionate extract from the bible and throws herself at him, he moves out.
Great Expectations
E3
Great ExpectationsRigsby persuades Ruth to impersonate his estranged wife so he can collect an inheritance from his great uncle.
Pink Carnations
E4
Pink CarnationsRigsby tries to find a woman through an ad in the personals column and receives a surprising response.
Under the Influence
E5
Under the InfluenceRigsby persuades a tenant behind on his rent to hypnotize Ruth and plant the idea she's madly in love with Rigsby.
Come On In the Water's Lovely
E6
Come On In the Water's LovelyRigsby finally proposes to Ruth when he receives his long awaited divorce papers.