Rising Damp (DVD)

...of the classic 1970's show Rising Damp, sadly as with all moviesthat come out of already well established television programmes it doesn't quite match the standard as already set down. This may have had something to do with the fact that Richard Beckinsale who played Alan in the series sadly passed away just before filming started, and so a replacement was bought in. The cast: Leonard Rossiter: Rupert Rigsby, the landlord. Frances de la Tour: Ruth ...
...Smith, medicine student; also, claims to be an African son of a chief with 10 wives. Christopher Strauli: Alan's replacement, who plays John Harris; an art student. Denholm Elliot: Charles Seymour; ex-fighter pilot, now works in financial consultancy. What is the plot? Rigsby rents all of the rooms in his house out to the rest of the main characters, claiming that his house is the next best thing to the Ritz (when all the time it shows more of a ...

dynamicnurse 24.08.2007 · Read full review
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...classic comedy TV show - Rising Damp. It also includes the feature length movie. The DVD length is just under 13 hours, so there is plenty to keep you entertained. The program is all about the main character, Rigby (played by Leonard Rossiter), who rents out rooms in his house to Miss Jones (Frances de la Tour), Philip the African chief (Don Warrington) and student, Alan (Richard Beckinsdale). Rigby, who is very much in love with Miss Jones, fights ...

bumlala 18.10.2006 · Read full review
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YET ANOTHER GREAT COMEDY BY OUR MUCH LOVED BRITISH ACTORS.LENOARD ROSSITER[RIGSBY]THE GRUBBY,NUTTY,LANDLORD,RICHARD BECKINSALE[ALAN]THE WELL SPOKEN HIPPY,PHILIP-THE BLACK SUAVE,INELLIGENT,AFRICAN GENTLEMAN.FRANCES DA LA TOUR[MISS JONES]THE POSH SPICE OF THE BUNCH.YET AGAIN,GREAT ACTORS,AND MEGA STORYLINE.ALTHOUGH RIGSBY DOES SHOW IGNORANCE,AND MAKES RACIAL REMARKS,IT WAS MOST PROBABLY HOW THINGS WERE BACK THEN.IT IS STILL A GOOD FILM,WITH PLENTY ...
...MISS JONES DID NOT GET IT TOGETHER.I CAN'T SAY THAT I BLAME HER.I THINK HE NEEDS TO SPEND MONEY ON HIS HOUSE AND HIS APPEARANCE. MISS JONES IS SO NUTTY,THEY SHOULD HAVE GO MARRIED.THEY WOULD MAKE A GREAT COUPLE.ALTHOUGH I DOUBT THEY WOULD ATTRACT MANY LODGERS.I HAVE HAD THIS IN MY COLLECTIONAS I DO LOVE TO WATCH IT ALOT. ...

TRAY64 25.01.2007 · Read full review
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