The Best Episodes of Rising Damp Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.3/10(128 votes)

   #1 - A Night Out

   S1:E312/20/1974

   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.

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   8.0/10(119 votes)

   #2 - Charisma

   S1:E412/27/1974

   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.

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   8.0/10(118 votes)

   #3 - All Our Yesterdays

   S1:E51/3/1974

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

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   7.9/10(122 votes)

   #4 - Black Magic

   S1:E212/13/1974

   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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   7.6/10(118 votes)

   #5 - The Prowler

   S1:E61/10/1975

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

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   7.5/10(135 votes)

   #6 - The New Tenant (aka Rooksby)

   S1:E19/2/1974

   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.

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   0.0/10(0 votes)

   #7 - Stand Up and Be Counted

   S1:E71/17/1975

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

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