7.6/10111 votes#1 - The New Tenant (aka Rooksby)
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/2/1974
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/10104 votes#2 - Black Magic
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 12/13/1974
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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8.3/10105 votes#3 - A Night Out
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 12/20/1974
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.
Director: N/A
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8.0/10101 votes#4 - Charisma
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 12/27/1974
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.
Director: N/A
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8.1/1098 votes#5 - All Our Yesterdays
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1/3/1974
Rigsby has to tell an ill-tempered wrestler to turn down the volume on his radio.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10100 votes#6 - The Prowler
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 1/10/1975
Ruth's screams of a prowler brings Rigsby to her side and prompts a visit from the regional crime squad.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votes#7 - Stand Up and Be Counted
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 1/17/1975
Rigsby's political loyalties are put to the test as election fever grips the house.
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Set in a seedy bedsit, the cowardly landlord Rigsby has his conceits debunked by his long suffering tenants.
Genre:Comedy
Network:ITV1
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The New Tenant (aka Rooksby)" is the best rated episode of "Rising Damp" season 1. It scored 7.6/10 based on 111 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/2/1974. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Black Magic".