Rising Damp to his belief in some aspect of Philip's lore: for example, the 'love wood' which fails to excite Miss Jones (in the 'Charisma' episode, first broadcast 1974). Philip is an intelligent, educated man (more so than the moderately educated Alan and Miss Jones), he is sophisticated and suave; this makes Rigsby suspicious of him, particularly as Miss Jones openly fancies him. Philip does not reciprocate Miss Jones's romantic interest. Croydon was not revealed to be the true birthplace of Philip until the film version of "Rising Damp" (1980). Don Warrington commented in Britain's 50 Best Sitcoms on Channel 4, that
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