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A Rising Damp quiz
1974-1978

Rising Damp: Characters & Catchphrases

Meet Rigsby and his long-suffering lodgers in this quiz on the Rising Damp regulars.

Easy 12 questions
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About this quiz

An easy Rising Damp quiz on Rigsby, Miss Jones, Philip and Alan, and the actors who played them. It asks about the landlord's first name and his way with money, where Miss Jones goes to work and the kind of rooms he lets out. Leonard Rossiter's other great comic creation also features, making it a good start for newer viewers.

12 multiple-choice questions, rated easy. Answer them all and you get your score, with every correct answer revealed at the end. Hosting a quiz night? The printable Rising Damp: Characters & Catchphrases quiz has a question sheet for players and a separate answer sheet for the quizmaster.

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  1. What is landlord Rigsby's first name?
  2. Which actor played the sophisticated lodger Philip?
  3. Which actor played the young medical student Alan?
  4. In the stage play the show was based on, what was the landlord called instead of Rigsby?
  5. What sort of lodgings does Rigsby rent to his tenants?
  6. What best describes Rigsby's attitude to money?
  7. Where does the refined Miss Jones work?
  8. The house is a run-down townhouse from which era?
  9. Leonard Rossiter, who played Rigsby, also starred as which other famous comic character?
  10. Don Warrington later became well known as the Commissioner in which long-running BBC drama?
  11. The naive, idealistic Alan frequently clashes with which of Rigsby's traits?
  12. How is Rigsby generally characterised in his dealings with his tenants?

Rising Damp (ITV, 1974-1978), created by Eric Chappell. Setting: A run-down boarding house in an unnamed northern English university town.

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