Rising Damp

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Rising Damp is a classic 1970s British sitcom set in a seedy boarding house, known for its sharp wit, social satire, and memorable ensemble cast.

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instanceOf British television sitcom
feature film
fictional character
fictional character
fictional character
fictional character
human
human
human
human
stage play
basedOn Rising Damp self-linksurface differs
The Banana Box
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator Eric Chappell
finalAired 1978
firstAired 1974
followedBy Rising Damp self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rising Damp (film)
genre comedy
sitcom
hasTheme class differences
loneliness
race relations
sexual frustration
mainCharacter Alan Moore
Philip Smith
Rupert Rigsby
Ruth Jones
notableFor ensemble cast
sharp wit
social satire
numberOfEpisodes 28
numberOfSeries 4
occupation landlord
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork ITV
portrayedBy Don Warrington
Frances de la Tour
Leonard Rossiter
Richard Beckinsale
productionCompany Yorkshire Television
settingCountry England
settingLocation seedy boarding house
timePeriodOfSetting 1970s

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John Clive notableWork Rising Damp
de la Tour notableWork Rising Damp
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de la Tour notableWork Rising Damp
subject surface form: Frances de la Tour
this entity surface form: Rising Damp (stage play)
de la Tour notableWork Rising Damp
subject surface form: Frances de la Tour
this entity surface form: Rising Damp (film adaptation)
Rising Damp followedBy Rising Damp self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Rising Damp (film)
Rising Damp basedOn Rising Damp self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Rising Damp (film)
Charles de la Tour notableWork Rising Damp
subject surface form: Frances de la Tour
Violet Crosby appearsIn Rising Damp
Violet Crosby fictionalUniverse Rising Damp