Rising Damp

Rising Damp
Opening title of Series 1
Created byEric Chappell
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series4
No. of episodes28 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production companyYorkshire Television
Original release
NetworkITV
Release2 September 1974 (1974-09-02) –
9 May 1978 (1978-05-09)
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Rising Damp is a British sitcom, written by Eric Chappell and produced by Yorkshire Television for ITV, which was originally broadcast from 2 September 1974 until 9 May 1978. Chappell adapted the story from his 1973 stage play The Banana Box.[1] The programme ran for four series and a spin-off feature film of the same name was released in 1980. The series won the 1978 BAFTA for Best Situation Comedy.[2] Rising Damp was the highest-ranking ITV sitcom in the BBC's 100 Best Sitcoms poll of 2004, coming in 27th overall.[3]

  1. ^ Fisher, Paul. "Story of Rising Damp – The Play - 'The Banana Box'". Rigsby Online. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Television: Situation Comedy in 1978". Bafta.org. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Britain's Best Sitcom: Top 11 to 100". bbcattic.org. London: BBC. 2004. Archived from the original on 13 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.

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