Rising Damp

Sep 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.

Dec 13, 1974

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

Dec 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.

Dec 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.

Jan 3, 1974

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

Jan 10, 1975

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

Jan 17, 1975

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

Nov 7, 1975

Philip arranges a blind date for Alan, so he can be alone with Ruth, who's been let down by her latest suitor.

Nov 14, 1975

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

Nov 21, 1975

Rigsby reluctantly joins a communal fitness craze.

Nov 28, 1975

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

Dec 5, 1975

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

Dec 12, 1975

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

Dec 19, 1975

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

Dec 26, 1975

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

Apr 12, 1977

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

Apr 19, 1977

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.

Apr 26, 1977

Rigsby tries to impress Ruth with a fancy new car.

May 3, 1977

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

May 10, 1977

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

May 17, 1977

Alan becomes engaged to a girl from a snobbish family.

May 24, 1977

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

Apr 4, 1978

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

Apr 11, 1978

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.

Apr 18, 1978

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

Apr 25, 1978

Rigsby tries to find a woman through an ad in the personals column and receives a surprising response.

May 2, 1978

Rigsby persuades a tenant behind on his rent to hypnotize Ruth and plant the idea she's madly in love with Rigsby.

May 9, 1978

Rigsby finally proposes to Ruth when he receives his long awaited divorce papers.