Rising Damp Smith (Don Warrington) is a planning student who claims to be the son of an African Chief. As a black man, he brings out the ill-informed fears and knee-jerk suspicions of Rigsby. However, the landlord quickly accepts his new tenant and henceforth regards him with a wary respect... wary because of Philip's intelligence and smooth manners, and especially because Miss Jones finds herself attracted to the handsome sophisticate. Of these four principal actors, only Beckinsale was a new recruit - the others had all played their roles in the original stage play. In the first series, there was another tenant
Andrew Warrington Andrew Warrington Andrew Warrington is a fictional character from the British soap opera "Family Affairs", played by Simon Cook. He first appeared onscreen in 2000 and departed the following year after producers decided to write the character out of the show. Andrew is characterised as an intelligent and loving family man. Cook told Alison James from "Soaplife" that "basically he's an intelligent, responsible man who wants the best for the people he loves. He cares deeply for his family. Unfortunately, these feelings don't seem to be reciprocated by certain members." Andrew arrives in Charnham as part of the new Warrington