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The Best Episodes of Rising Damp

Every episode of Rising Damp ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Rising Damp!

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Set in a seedy bedsit, the cowardly landlord Rigsby has his conceits debunked by his long suffering tenants.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Rising Damp Season 4 Episode 4 - Pink Carnations
    8.7/10(99 votes)

    #1 - Pink Carnations

    S4:E4

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Rising Damp Season 3 Episode 2 - Stage Struck
    8.6/10(105 votes)

    #2 - Stage Struck

    S3:E2

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Rising Damp Season 2 Episode 1 - The Permissive Society
    8.5/10(106 votes)

    #3 - The Permissive Society

    S2:E1

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Rising Damp Season 2 Episode 5 - A Perfect Gentleman
    8.5/10(99 votes)

    #4 - A Perfect Gentleman

    S2:E5

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Rising Damp Season 2 Episode 7 - Things That Go Bump in the Night
    8.5/10(125 votes)

    #5 - Things That Go Bump in the Night

    S2:E7

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Rising Damp Season 2 Episode 2 - Food Glorious Food
    8.4/10(103 votes)

    #6 - Food Glorious Food

    S2:E2

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Rising Damp Season 2 Episode 3 - A Body Like Mine
    8.4/10(99 votes)

    #7 - A Body Like Mine

    S2:E3

    Rigsby reluctantly joins a communal fitness craze.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Rising Damp Season 1 Episode 3 - A Night Out
    8.3/10(119 votes)

    #8 - A Night Out

    S1:E3

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Rising Damp Season 3 Episode 3 - Clunk Click
    8.3/10(87 votes)

    #9 - Clunk Click

    S3:E3

    Rigsby tries to impress Ruth with a fancy new car.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Rising Damp Season 2 Episode 8 - For the Man Who Has Everything
    8.2/10(115 votes)

    #10 - For the Man Who Has Everything

    S2:E8

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Rising Damp Season 3 Episode 5 - Fawcett's Python
    8.2/10(88 votes)

    #11 - Fawcett's Python

    S3:E5

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Rising Damp Season 3 Episode 7 - Suddenly at Home
    8.2/10(85 votes)

    #12 - Suddenly at Home

    S3:E7

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Rising Damp Season 4 Episode 3 - Great Expectations
    8.2/10(84 votes)

    #13 - Great Expectations

    S4:E3

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Rising Damp Season 3 Episode 4 - The Good Samaritans
    8.1/10(84 votes)

    #14 - The Good Samaritans

    S3:E4

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Rising Damp Season 3 Episode 6 - The Cocktail Hour
    8.1/10(90 votes)

    #15 - The Cocktail Hour

    S3:E6

    Alan becomes engaged to a girl from a snobbish family.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Rising Damp Season 4 Episode 5 - Under the Influence
    8.1/10(79 votes)

    #16 - Under the Influence

    S4:E5

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Rising Damp Season 4 Episode 6 - Come On In the Water's Lovely
    8.1/10(80 votes)

    #17 - Come On In the Water's Lovely

    S4:E6

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Rising Damp Season 1 Episode 4 - Charisma
    8.0/10(112 votes)

    #18 - Charisma

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Rising Damp Season 1 Episode 5 - All Our Yesterdays
    8.0/10(111 votes)

    #19 - All Our Yesterdays

    S1:E5

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Rising Damp Season 2 Episode 4 - Moonlight and Roses
    8.0/10(98 votes)

    #20 - Moonlight and Roses

    S2:E4

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Rising Damp Season 2 Episode 6 - Last of the Big Spenders
    8.0/10(93 votes)

    #21 - Last of the Big Spenders

    S2:E6

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Rising Damp Season 4 Episode 1 - Hello Young Lovers
    8.0/10(89 votes)

    #22 - Hello Young Lovers

    S4:E1

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Rising Damp Season 1 Episode 2 - Black Magic
    7.9/10(115 votes)

    #23 - Black Magic

    S1:E2

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Rising Damp Season 3 Episode 1 - That's My Boy
    7.7/10(84 votes)

    #24 - That's My Boy

    S3:E1

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Rising Damp Season 1 Episode 6 - The Prowler
    7.6/10(111 votes)

    #25 - The Prowler

    S1:E6

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Pink Carnations" is the best rated episode of "Rising Damp". It scored 8.7/10 based on 99 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/25/1978. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Stage Struck".