Rising Damp (1974)

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

• Released: 1974-09-02
• Genres: Comedy
• Seasons: 4, 28 episodes
• Episode length: 30m
• Network: ITV1
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 33 votes

Created by Eric Chappell.

Top cast

• Leonard Rossiter as Rigsby
• Frances de la Tour as Ruth
• Don Warrington as Philip

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Rising Damp

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Britbox Apple TV channel, BritBox, BritBox Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel; watch free on Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Plex, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player
• United Kingdom: stream on ITVX Premium; watch free on ITVX; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, BritBox Amazon Channel, BritBox, Britbox Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Tubi TV, Plex
• Australia: buy on Apple TV Store

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