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The Best Episodes of Rising Damp

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The Best Episodes of Rising Damp

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

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  1. 8.7/10(95 votes)

    #1 - Stage Struck

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    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.

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  2. 8.5/10(96 votes)

    #2 - The Permissive Society

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    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.

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  3. 8.5/10(117 votes)

    #3 - Things That Go Bump in the Night

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    S2:E7

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

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  4. 8.4/10(92 votes)

    #4 - Food Glorious Food

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

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  5. 8.4/10(90 votes)

    #5 - A Body Like Mine

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    Rigsby reluctantly joins a communal fitness craze.

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  6. 8.4/10(91 votes)

    #6 - A Perfect Gentleman

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    S2:E5

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

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  8. 8.3/10(103 votes)

    #7 - For the Man Who Has Everything

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    S2:E8

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

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  9. 8.3/10(75 votes)

    #8 - Clunk Click

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    S3:E3

    Rigsby tries to impress Ruth with a fancy new car.

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  10. 8.3/10(77 votes)

    #9 - Suddenly at Home

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    S3:E7

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

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  11. 8.2/10(79 votes)

    #10 - Fawcett's Python

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    S3:E5

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

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  12. 8.1/10(75 votes)

    #11 - The Good Samaritans

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    S3:E4

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

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  13. 8.0/10(90 votes)

    #12 - Moonlight and Roses

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    S2:E4

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

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  14. 8.0/10(83 votes)

    #13 - Last of the Big Spenders

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    S2:E6

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

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  15. 8.0/10(80 votes)

    #14 - The Cocktail Hour

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    S3:E6

    Alan becomes engaged to a girl from a snobbish family.

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  16. 7.7/10(75 votes)

    #15 - That's My Boy

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    S3:E1

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

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    #16 - The New Tenant (aka Rooksby)

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    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.

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    #17 - Black Magic

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

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    #18 - A Night Out

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    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.

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    #19 - Charisma

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    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.

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    #20 - All Our Yesterdays

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    S1:E5

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

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    #21 - The Prowler

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

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    #22 - Stand Up and Be Counted

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    S1:E7

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

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    #23 - Hello Young Lovers

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    S4:E1

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

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    #24 - Fire and Brimstone

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    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.

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    #25 - Great Expectations

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    S4:E3

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

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Best Episodes Summary

"Stage Struck" is the best rated episode of "Rising Damp". It scored 8.7/10 based on 95 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/19/1977. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Permissive Society".