Rising Damp (film) Rising Damp (film) Rising Damp is a 1980 comedy film based on the British situation comedy "Rising Damp", which aired on ITV from 1974 to 1978. The television series was, in turn, adapted from Eric Chappell's stage play "The Banana Box". Chappell adapted the play to television, and wrote the screenplay for this feature film. The film's director was Joseph McGrath. Leonard Rossiter plays Rupert Rigsby, the middle-aged landlord of a decrepit townhouse. Rigsby has fallen for his only female tenant, Ruth Jones (Frances de la Tour). Ruth, however, prefers Philip, who is much younger, more attractive, and more sophisticated
Kelly Jones (Miss Alabama) performance, Jones graduated from Samford University with a bachelor's degree in December 1999. While at Samford, she was inducted into the Kappa Chapter of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority. She then enrolled in a graduate program at The University of Alabama studying music education. Before becoming Miss Alabama in 2001, Jones worked as a fragrance model, a waitress, and a piano teacher. After graduating, she owned and operated a music academy in Augusta, Georgia. In 2008, she was hired as the administrator for the Gadsden Community School for the Arts in Gadsden, Alabama. Her parents are Jerry Wilson Jones and