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Rising Damp: Episodes & Moments Quiz

A Rising Damp quiz ·12 questions · Difficulty: Medium· 1974-1978. Circle one answer per question.

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  1. 1. What is the title of the very first episode of Rising Damp?

    A) The New Tenant
    B) Black Magic
    C) Charisma
    D) The Prowler
  2. 2. In which year was the Rising Damp spin-off film released?

    A) 1979
    B) 1980
    C) 1978
    D) 1982
  3. 3. Why was Richard Beckinsale (Alan) absent from the fourth series?

    A) He had died
    B) He was filming abroad
    C) He had West End theatre commitments
    D) He fell out with the producers
  4. 4. How does the series finale end for Rigsby and Miss Jones?

    A) They marry happily
    B) Miss Jones moves abroad
    C) Rigsby sells the house
    D) Rigsby proposes but Miss Jones fails to appear
  5. 5. How many episodes were made across the four series in total?

    A) 28
    B) 24
    C) 32
    D) 21
  6. 6. Frances de la Tour won a Best Actress award for the 1980 film at which ceremony?

    A) The BAFTAs
    B) The Evening Standard British Film Awards
    C) The Golden Globes
    D) The Cannes Film Festival
  7. 7. In how many of Rising Damp's 28 episodes did Beckinsale's character Alan appear?

    A) 28
    B) 26
    C) 22
    D) 18
  8. 8. Which acclaimed actor joined the 1980 film as the con-man lodger Charles Seymour?

    A) Christopher Biggins
    B) Don Warrington
    C) David Jason
    D) Denholm Elliott
  9. 9. In which year was the fourth and final series broadcast?

    A) 1978
    B) 1976
    C) 1977
    D) 1980
  10. 10. Eric Chappell's stage play The Banana Box, which inspired the show, premiered in which year?

    A) 1970
    B) 1973
    C) 1975
    D) 1977
  11. 11. In "Stand Up and Be Counted", what event drives the plot?

    A) A royal wedding
    B) A football match
    C) A local council election
    D) A village jumble sale
  12. 12. Which young actor took over the student-lodger role (renamed John) in the 1980 film?

    A) Denholm Elliott
    B) Don Warrington
    C) Christopher Biggins
    D) Christopher Strauli
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Rising Damp: Episodes & Moments Quiz: Answers

  1. 1. A - The New Tenant
  2. 2. B - 1980
  3. 3. C - He had West End theatre commitments
  4. 4. D - Rigsby proposes but Miss Jones fails to appear
  5. 5. A - 28
  6. 6. B - The Evening Standard British Film Awards
  7. 7. C - 22
  8. 8. D - Denholm Elliott
  9. 9. A - 1978
  10. 10. B - 1973
  11. 11. C - A local council election
  12. 12. D - Christopher Strauli

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