Rising Damp

*Rising Damp*
Rising Damp
	Opening title of Series 1
Created by	Eric Chappell
Starring	Leonard Rossiter; Frances de la Tour; Richard Beckinsale; Don Warrington;
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	4
No. of episodes	28 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Yorkshire Television
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	2 September 1974 –; 9 May 1978

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. 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. Rising Damp was the highest-ranking ITV sitcom in the BBC's 100 Best Sitcoms poll of 2004, coming in 27th overall.

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