Rising Damp this fact was planned to be a plot development in the TV series, but the death of Richard Beckinsale meant this was not possible. A feature film version was released in 1980, reusing several storylines from the television series. As Richard Beckinsale had died the year before, Christopher Strauli was cast as a new character, art student John. The character of Alan is briefly referenced, as having left. The film's theme song features lyrics by Eric Chappell and was released as a 7" single. The B-side features comedy dialogue between Rigsby and Miss Jones. Philip is revealed not to be
Don Warrington which has been broadcast since 11 January 2010. Since 2011, Warrington has played Commissioner Selwyn Patterson in the hit BBC show "Death in Paradise". He also appeared as jazz musician Frederick J. Louden in a BBC radio production of "The Devil's Music", written by Alan Plater. In 2011, Warrington played the father of a suspected terrorist in the last series of the BBC drama "Waking the Dead". His film roles included the movie version of "Rising Damp" (1980), the Kenny Everett horror comedy "Bloodbath at the House of Death" (1983), Kenneth Branagh's "Hamlet" (1996), Peter Greenaway's "8½ Women" (1999) and