rising damp thats tv now

Never really got into Rising Damp. The cast was brilliant but it never quite hit the mark. Breaking it in half for the adverts might not have helped.

Rising Damp absolutely wonderful, so to The Fall and Rise of Reg - outside of sport and news all I watch is 1970’s related box sets - with a slight bend of the rules eg John Thaw is 1970’s so I accept Morse, and a continuation in Lewis. Also count Yes Minister as though not first broadcast until Jan 1980, those early episodes were made in late 1979. Have a rule whereby I only watch the box sets with alcohol accompaniment.

My box set collection consists of the full series’s of those below……a most pleasing collection imo.

Special Branch  ( both Derren Nesbitt and George Sewell series’s)
Columbo
Two Ronnies
Morse
Home To Roost
Van Der Valk 
Rising Damp
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
Are You Being Served
The Champions
Man About The House
George & Mildred
Robin's Nest 
The Saint (Roger Moore series’s only)
The Lovers
The Persuaders
Curry & Chips
The Good Life
Fawlty
The Sweeney
Yes Minister
Yes Prime Minister
On The Buses
The Protectors
Butterflies
To The Manor Born
Kavanagh QC
Lewis
And Mother Makes Three
And Mother Makes Five

Wheeltapper & Shunters Club from 1974.
Bernard Manning, The 3 degrees, Bill Haley and the Comets and The Crankies.
all in 40 minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6m1Y93Hhuw8&list=PL3BdSW4T2E1ZYzWUYO8Fg_5YVXYijdRXm&index=2

rigsby..probably the best character actor in a sitcom ever.

A superb actor and cast

The '60s was the golden era for pop music, and the '70s was the golden era for sitcoms, imo, I'd have  Fawlty Towers, Rising Damp, Porridge and Reggie ahead of Only Fools And Horses any day.

Dec 4, 2025 -- 8:20PM, verbotene liebe wrote:

Rising Damp absolutely wonderful, so to The Fall and Rise of Reg - outside of sport and news all I watch is 1970’s related box sets - with a slight bend of the rules eg John Thaw is 1970’s so I accept Morse, and a continuation in Lewis. Also count Yes Minister as though not first broadcast until Jan 1980, those early episodes were made in late 1979. Have a rule whereby I only watch the box sets with alcohol accompaniment.My box set collection consists of the full series’s of those below……a most pleasing collection imo.Special Branch

Never into Van Der Valk or the later Thaw stuff but have the majority of those. Recently got The Rag Trade series and Mind Your Language.

z cars on talking pics tv at noon Monday to friday

Rising Damp A conedy in the era when comedies were actually funny.
George and Mildred another cracker.

The lovely Yootha Joyce.

Mind your language with the beautiful Francois Pascal

Couldn’t take to Yootha Joyce.  Liked her in her role but ( the way she played it ) but didn’t get any glamour/attraction feel about her. Can’t explain it.  Then later on when I learned she a tipple problem it kind of fell into place.  Not a criticism Penzance, just a different perception.  We’re all different.
I caught a yootoob vid. on Richard O’Sullivan the other day.  He’s had it rough poor chap.  Getting old has not been kind.

who swore?

The Likely Lads were canny.

I don't remember Curry and Chips , sounds like summat that would not be on todays lists

Francois Pascal

The lovely Francoise Pascal appeared in a number of racy comedy films in the early 70s, often shown these days late at night on Together TV (Freeview 83).

She has continued in the film industry to some degree since, most recently producing and appearing in the 2021 Cold Sun starring Patrick Bergin and Ian Ogilvy.

the racing game a 70-80s horse racing  drama  series iirc starts on talking pics tv  starts either tommorow or Monday at 9 pm iirc

The Omega Factor on Talking Pictures now

Special Branch  ( both Derren Nesbitt and George Sewell series’s)
Columbo
Two Ronnies
Morse
Home To Roost
Van Der Valk
Rising Damp
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
Are You Being Served
The Champions
Man About The House
George & Mildred
Robin's Nest
The Saint (Roger Moore series’s only)
The Lovers
The Persuaders
Curry & Chips
The Good Life
Fawlty
The Sweeney
Yes Minister
Yes Prime Minister
On The Buses
The Protectors
Butterflies
To The Manor Born
Kavanagh QC
Lewis
And Mother Makes Three
And Mother Makes Five

loved 95 per cent of them...couldnt stand yes minister and yes prime minister.....

reggie perrin was just fantastic......

Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister were brilliant, and still maintain relevance to this day IMO.
Those, and 'The Thick of it' are fantastic viewing.

far too english for me......couldnt stand it.

whereas, i loved "the good life", which is as english as could be.....Margo was a very attractive woman...lol.....well she became so, as i got older..

Always got the impression Margo would prefer you to spaff yer muck anywhere but her lady garden?
Apologiess to those easily offended

https://youtu.be/KNFRYla2vnQ?si=RGYRbYsa6Ok_Jauv


a compilation of the lovely and non pc Margo...lol

Was the Racing Game the one about the retired jump jockey turned private eye?

Or was
that something different?

yes I think it was raspberry

Dec 5, 2025 -- 10:46PM, raspberrybottom wrote:

Was the Racing Game the one about the retired jump jockey turned private eye?Or was that something different?

I think they used Wetherby in a lot of the racing scenes

Couldn’t agree more leif 21.36.
I still can’t watch Home To Roost.  John Thaw just didn’t have the comic skill sadly.

I still can’t watch Home To Roost.  John Thaw just didn’t have the comic skill sadly.

I actually thought he fitted into the role surprisingly well - same scriptwriter as Rising Damp.

Brilliant.  That we all have differing views and opinions.  It makes for a varied world.
John Thaw was a smashing actor and it was a great shame his life ended in such a pain-filled way.  R.I.P.
“We’re the Sweeney son and we haven’t had any dinner”! 

Leonard Rossiter short film from 1979 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gym81fY460

Leonard Rossiter and John Cleeses used to feature in corporate and commercial training films.  They were very funny in them too.

Rossiter and Hancock - geniuses

wasnt there a rossiter and joan collins airline commercial.....maybe it was a drinks commercial.?

Cinzano Bianco ad I think.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkjidE0WnAI

sure Leonard was in a play in the 70s where he could fart tunes , I might be wrong coulda dreamed it !

Might have been a Hammer's fan.
'I'm forever blowing bubbles', his top tune'?

'sure Leonard was in a play in the 70s where he could fart tunes , I might be wrong coulda dreamed it !'

You're right it was called Le Petomane.

Apparently took great exception at fans shouting “Super Reggie” if they spotted him out and about.