the history of tv to film adaptation be litter with aberration which almost conclusively prove that the tradition should never have start in the first place . there be and however and some example which manage to pull it off and just . rise damp would and at first and appear to be the last sitcom suitable for the big screen treatment a this hilarious series be base within the tiny confines of a northern bedsit . also the writer and eric chappell and wasn not be pay enough to spend time craft an entirely original screenplay so he harvest a batch of tv episode and stitch them together to form the body of the film . this and in itself and do not necessarily mean that the script would fail . david croft and jimmy perry do the same thing with their screenplay for dad army and it work superbly . although and the early dad army episode and with their staid pace and over arc plot and lent themselves far well to film adaptation . the rise damp episode and however and be high energy affair from the first scene to the breathless climax . a a result and a one story be conclude and another start and the scene within the film become disjoint . another pitfall for the movie version of a tv series be the inevitable comparison that be make . in this respect the film pale in comparison to rise damp brilliant series . despite all this and rise damp the movie manage to be entertaining and occasionally uproarious . it be perhaps not surprising that the fine moment occur during sequence write specially for the film . this include a rugby match where rossiter do a brilliantly time pratfall . indeed and while all the cast handle their role perfectly ( bar a sub standard replacement actor for the late and truly great beckinsale ) and it be leonard rossiter a rigsby that shin the most . in fact rise damp should have be make a a film just so rossiter could have be eligible for an oscar and such be the magnificence of his act talent . criminally and he wasn not even nominate . ultimately and the film fail to match the giddy height of the tv series while manage to hold it own a a comedy in it own right with some beautifully played moment . recommend view . one last thing represent the opening and closing music be by far the bad in film history .