A short blurb from Acorn Video about Rising Damp-Season 1: In a series called the pinnacle of British comedy, the miserly and mean-spirited landlord of a rundown boarding house is hilariously one-upped by his luckless tenants.
Leonard Rossiter’s character Rigsby is a lot like Archie Bunker in All In The Family. His know it all attitude and odious ways play well off the other two characters in the show. The show started off as a play called the Banana Box with most of the original cast from the play going straight to the TV show. Leonard Rossiter plays Rigsby, the loathsome landlord of a rundown tenement in London. Richard Beckinsale from the Porridge TV series plays Alan, a long haired medical student and Don Warrington most recently played the World President in the new Dr Who series episodes The Rise of the Cybermen/Age Of Steel plays Phillip and Frances de la Tour plays Ruth, a love starved woman after Rigsby. The show lasted for 4 seasons and was voted the highest rated ITV sitcom in the top 100 comedy shows of all time. This disc has interesting production notes and cast filmographies.
VIDEO
The video quality is great! The series was done on videotape but there were no dropouts of picture at all. Excellent quality.
Audio
Was originally recorded in Mono. It is also Mono on this set.
Disc 1- 1. “The Lodgers” aka Rooksby (Pilot for the series)
2. “Black Magic”
3. “A Night Out”-with Derek Newark
4. “Charisma”
5. “All Our Yesterdays”-with Derek Newark
6. “The Prowler” with George Sewell
7. “Stand Up and Be Counted”
Extras
Disc 1: Production Notes- (Text Only)
Cast Filmographies- (Text Only)
Verdict
An extremely funny comedy series. Leonard Rossiter’s potrayal was sharp and very funny. If you are a fan of British comedy then you need this in your collection.
Rating; ****!
Leonard Rossiter’s character Rigsby is a lot like Archie Bunker in All In The Family. His know it all attitude and odious ways play well off the other two characters in the show. The show started off as a play called the Banana Box with most of the original cast from the play going straight to the TV show. Leonard Rossiter plays Rigsby, the loathsome landlord of a rundown tenement in London. Richard Beckinsale from the Porridge TV series plays Alan, a long haired medical student and Don Warrington most recently played the World President in the new Dr Who series episodes The Rise of the Cybermen/Age Of Steel plays Phillip and Frances de la Tour plays Ruth, a love starved woman after Rigsby. The show lasted for 4 seasons and was voted the highest rated ITV sitcom in the top 100 comedy shows of all time. This disc has interesting production notes and cast filmographies.
VIDEO
The video quality is great! The series was done on videotape but there were no dropouts of picture at all. Excellent quality.
Audio
Was originally recorded in Mono. It is also Mono on this set.
Disc 1- 1. “The Lodgers” aka Rooksby (Pilot for the series)
2. “Black Magic”
3. “A Night Out”-with Derek Newark
4. “Charisma”
5. “All Our Yesterdays”-with Derek Newark
6. “The Prowler” with George Sewell
7. “Stand Up and Be Counted”
Extras
Disc 1: Production Notes- (Text Only)
Cast Filmographies- (Text Only)
Verdict
An extremely funny comedy series. Leonard Rossiter’s potrayal was sharp and very funny. If you are a fan of British comedy then you need this in your collection.
Rating; ****!
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