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Rising Damp S1E2 (A Night Out)

Duration: 23m 15s
Published: 3/27/2026
Not Embeddable
English
It is Ruth's birthday and Rigsby plans to take her to up-market restaurant the Grange. When Alan and Philip tell him his dapper clothes are old-fashioned he borrows a tuxedo from another lodger Spooner, a violent wrestler, without asking his permission. At the Grange Rigsby expects Philip will have trouble getting in but in fact Philip has to vouch for Rigsby, whose efforts to woo Ruth go awry when he stamps on her false eye-lash, mistaking it for a spider. As the band strikes up a waltz Rigsby prepares to dazzle Ruth with his fancy foot-work but is prevented by the appearance of Spooner, who tussles with Rigsby to get his tuxedo back and rips the sleeve off. They are ejected and, as Philip takes Ruth home, Rigsby and Alan end up with a bag of chips from the take-away