Rising Damp out of the house with a 'flea in his ear', defending Alan, apparently because Rigsby was offended the man assumed Rigsby to be Alan's father. Alan is immature and Rigsby does become something of a strange father figure for him. Philip Smith (Don Warrington) is a second generation British African from Croydon, although for most of the series he claims to be an "African Prince" and the son of an African tribal King. Philip's lies about his 'primitive' background seem most obviously an ironic response to Rigsby's ignorant remarks, and sometimes result in moments when Rigsby's gullibility and desperation lead
Warrington Wolves League. This was, however, resisted. Warrington were awarded a place in the European Super League and Widnes were at one stage given a place but then were dropped and had to be relegated to Division One. In 1996, the first tier of British rugby league clubs played the inaugural Super League season and changed from a winter to a summer season. Brian Johnson resigned as coach in January 1996 following a club record 80–0 defeat against St Helens at Knowsley Road and John Dorahy took over. Warrington added "Wolves" to their name; wolf symbols had started to appear on Warrington