Sometimes, condensation (which is itself a type of damp) puts people in mind of rising damp; a deeper structural issue that’s all too common in the UK. So how can you tell if you’re looking at ...

Damps wall after heavy rain can be a sign of a moisture problem in your home. Here are a few simple solutions to tackle damp walls and prevent mold problems.

Based on the British situation comedy Rising Damp, which aired on ITV from 1974 to 1978. Stingy landlord Rigsby (Leonard Rossiter) manages to scam his lodgers, arts student John Cooper(Christopher ...

A deeply flawed and complex man, Rigsby projects himself at once as both superior and inferior to those around him. His insecurities tend to lead Rigsby toward bigotry, and an obsession with status ...

A south London council has been forced to pay £3,000 and apologise to a mother-of-three after leaving her with “rising damp” and an eight-year-old leak. The Sutton Council resident said her ...

Councils across Scotland are reporting rising levels of mould and damp cases in social homes. Officials from several local ...

Yorkshire Television's 1974 run of comedy pilots was, unlike most other such seasons, untitled, but introduced the viewing public to two particularly notable characters: Rupert Rigsby and Selwyn ...

Classic sitcom about a miserly landlord. Ripples of a transcendental kind run through the fleapit when Rigsby takes on a mystic with a sideline in patent medicines and hypnosis.

Pilot episode of the sitcom which first introduced the lascivious landlord Rigsby. Rigsby finds someone desperate enough to take his prize vacant room, but the letting is not entirely good news.