Rigsby Online: The Authorised Rising Damp web site

Deleted Merchandise

This page features all known officially-available Rising Damp merchandise
released to promote the programme or film but which has long-since been deleted.
If you have any item not shown here, please email me with details and a scan.

Books:

Rising Damp by Tony Warren.
Published in 1977 by Sphere Books.
Paperback, 160pp. ISBN: 0 7221 8912 5
A novel combining sketches from various episodes.
 
 

Rising Damp by Christine Sparks.
Published in 1980 by Coronet Books.
Paperback, 180pp. ISBN: 0 340 25542 0
The 'film tie-in' that accompanied 'Rising Damp: The Movie'.
 
 
 
 

Videos:

The Best Of Rising Damp: Stage Struck / Fawcett's Python.
Single tape. PAL VHS. Running time: 55 minutes.
Released through CastleVision (cat. no. CVS5028).
Deleted on October 24th 1994.
 
 

The Best Of Rising Damp: The Prowler /
Things That Go Bump In The Night.
Single tape. PAL VHS. Running time: 55 minutes.
Originally released through CastleHendring (cat. no. CASH5020).
Reissued through Starvision Castle (cat.no. EUKV6038).
Deleted on December 29th 1993.

The Best Of Rising Damp: Clunk Click / Under The Influence.
Single tape. PAL VHS. Running time: 55 minutes.
Released through CastleHendring (cat. no. CASH5128)
Reissued through Starvision/Castle (cat. no. EUKV6015).
Deleted on January 19th 1994.

The Best Of Rising Damp: Food Glorious Food / Suddenly At Home.
Single tape. PAL VHS. Running time: 55 minutes.
Released through CastleHendring (cat. no. CASH5101).
Reissued through GiggleBox (cat. no. CVS5030).
Deleted on November 3rd 1994.
 
 
 
 
 

The Best Of Rising Damp: Permissive Society / Moonlight And Roses.
Single tape. PAL VHS. Running time: 55 minutes.
Released through CastleHendring (cat. no. CASH5035).
Reissued through GiggleBox (cat. no. CVS5029).
Deleted on October 24th 1994.

The Best Of Rising Damp: Things That Go Bump In The Night / Food Glorious Food /
Suddenly At Home / Permissive Society / The Prowler / Moonlight And Roses.
Double tape. PAL VHS. Running time: 150 minutes.
Released through CastleVision in September 1991 (cat. no. CVI1295).
Deleted on February 9th 1995.
 
 

Audio Cassettes:

Volume One
Running time: 90 minutes. ISBN: 1898138257.
Released through The Speaking Book Company in September 1992.
Deleted in 1996.

Volume Two
Running time: 90 minutes. ISBN: 1840070102
Released through Koch International  in April 1997.

Deleted in 2000.
 
 

Records:

Rising Damp b/w Damp Disco
Released in 1980 on the Chips label, through Pye (catalogue no. CHI101).
Promoted the 1980 film, featuring the theme song and a monologue
by Leonard Rossiter talking to Miss Jones.
Listen to a clip here, courtesy of Danny Baker's media web site.

There is, of course, plenty of Rising Damp merchandise still available,
including all four series and the very best of the series on VHS PAL video,
plus the first series and the very best of the series on DVD, the authorised
companion book to the series, the scripts book and a VHS box set of Series One.
All are available at the Rigsby Online store.