Don Warrington Philip Smith in "Rising Damp", from 1974 to 1978, alongside Leonard Rossiter, Richard Beckinsale, and Frances de la Tour. Warrington also appeared as series regular in the crime drama "C.A.T.S. Eyes", as government contact Nigel Beaumont (1985–1987); in "Impact Earth" (2007) playing General Harris; and in "New Street Law" as Judge Ken Winyard. In 1993 Warrington played television reporter Graham Gaunt in "To Play The King", the second part of the BBC's "House of Cards" trilogy. He has had smaller roles in many programmes including "Red Dwarf", "Lovejoy", "Manchild", and "Diamond Geezer". Warrington portrayed the villainous founder of Time Lord
Rising Damp the dead, and I didn’t intend to be one of the latter!" Rising damp is a condition caused by ground moisture rising up a masonry wall by capillary action. It often occurs where there is no damp-proof course (DPC) or where the DPC has been damaged or bridged. Older houses, such as depicted in the show, were built without damp-proof courses or with a barrier material that is liable to failure. In the temperate/wet British climate, water infiltration into a house can be a problem, particularly in houses without a cellar or crawl space beneath them. The result of water