Rising Damp

Stingy, pretentious landlord Rigsby is looking for another lodger. One of his current lodgers, Miss Jones, is keen for her acquaintance, Philip, to move in because she is attracted to him.

Première diffusion : 2 septembre 1974

Rigsby is sceptical but intrigued by a ritual which Philip shows him - banging his spear on the ground to summon a woman.

Première diffusion : 13 décembre 1974

Rigsby, Alan, Philip and Ruth go out to an upmarket restaurant (which has a strict dress code) for Ruth's birthday. Rigsby borrows his new lodger Spooner's suit, without his permission.

Première diffusion : 20 décembre 1974

Alan wears an earring to attract the opposite sex, which Rigsby disapproves of. Alan sneaks Maureen into his room; Rigsby hears her and ejects her.

Première diffusion : 27 décembre 1974

Rigsby has to tell an ill-tempered wrestler to turn down the volume on his radio.

Première diffusion : 3 janvier 1974

Ruth's screams of a prowler brings Rigsby to her side and prompts a visit from the regional crime squad.

Première diffusion : 10 janvier 1975

Rigsby's political loyalties are put to the test as election fever grips the house.

Première diffusion : 17 janvier 1975

Philip arranges a blind date for Alan, so he can be alone with Ruth, who's been let down by her latest suitor.

Première diffusion : 7 novembre 1975

Rigsby has to choose between his pride and his stomach when Philip challenges his ability to go without food for three days.

Première diffusion : 14 novembre 1975

Rigsby reluctantly joins a communal fitness craze.

Première diffusion : 21 novembre 1975

Rigsby jumps to the conclusion that Ruth has fallen in love with him.

Première diffusion : 28 novembre 1975

A well-bred new tenant brings out Rigsby's aristocratic aspirations.

Première diffusion : 5 décembre 1975

Rigsby tries to seduce a new tenant while fending off bill collectors.

Première diffusion : 12 décembre 1975

Rigsby tries to spook Alan by telling him that the boarding house is haunted.

Première diffusion : 19 décembre 1975

Rigsby spends Christmas alone, but both Alan and Philip return early looking for some solitude for romance.

Première diffusion : 26 décembre 1975

Rigsby returns from his holidays to find that Ruth has returned and that an infant is being passed around for care.

Première diffusion : 12 avril 1977

When Alan and Ruth are cast as lovers in a play written by a new tenant, Hilary, a jealous Rigsby decides to take up acting.

Première diffusion : 19 avril 1977

Rigsby tries to impress Ruth with a fancy new car.

Première diffusion : 26 avril 1977

Even the callous Rigsby becomes concerned over a depressed new tenant who has suffered a series of business and personal problems.

Première diffusion : 3 mai 1977

Ruth becomes indignant with Marilyn, the new tenant, who is an exotic dancer with an unusual prop in her act.

Première diffusion : 10 mai 1977

Alan becomes engaged to a girl from a snobbish family.

Première diffusion : 17 mai 1977

Rigsby jumps to a drastic conclusion when a hypochondriac tenant is taken to the hospital.

Première diffusion : 24 mai 1977

Ruth befriends a young couple who have moved in, fleeing from her disapproving father.

Première diffusion : 4 avril 1978

Rigsby convinces his new tenant, a pious Welsh student, that Philip is in need of spiritual guidance, but it's Rigsby who sees the light.

Première diffusion : 11 avril 1978

Rigsby persuades Ruth to impersonate his estranged wife so he can collect an inheritance from his great uncle.

Première diffusion : 18 avril 1978

Rigsby tries to find a woman through an ad in the personals column and receives a surprising response.

Première diffusion : 25 avril 1978

Rigsby persuades a tenant behind on his rent to hypnotize Ruth and plant the idea she's madly in love with Rigsby.

Première diffusion : 2 mai 1978

Rigsby finally proposes to Ruth when he receives his long awaited divorce papers.

Première diffusion : 9 mai 1978