Editing British sitcom (section)

===''Rising Damp''===
The ITV production of 28 episodes  (1974–78) of ''[[Rising Damp]]'' written by [[Eric Chappell]], is sometimes called the best of all ITV sitcoms.<ref name="Rising Damp 1974–78"/> It starred [[Leonard Rossiter]] as Rigsby, a miserly, seedy, and ludicrously self-regarding landlord of a run-down Victorian townhouse who rents out his shabby [[bedsit]]s to a variety of tenants: Ruth Jones, an unmarried woman approaching middle age, played by [[Frances de la Tour]]; Alan Moore, a medical student played by [[Richard Beckinsale]]; and Philip Smith, a cultured sales representative supposedly descended from African royalty, played by [[Don Warrington]]. Chappell defended Rigsby by saying "[he]was not a racist or a bigot, but he was prejudiced and suspicious of strangers. But he accepted Philip and his only concern afterwards was that he didn't get a leg over Miss Jones."<ref name="RDF"/> Warrington who was born in [[Trinidad]], stated: "There were certain aspects of it that were politically incorrect. On the other, you can see how it held up a mirror to the way we were living."<ref name="RDF">{{cite video|title=Rising Damp Forever|date=26 March 2016|publisher=ITV 3}}</ref> The series won the 1978 [[British Academy Television Award|BAFTA]] for [[British Academy Television Award for Best Scripted Comedy|Best Situation Comedy]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Television: Situation Comedy in 1978|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1978/television/situation-comedy|website=Bafta.org|access-date=11 January 2021}}</ref> and was the highest-ranking ITV sitcom in the BBC's ''Britain's Best Sitcom'', coming in 27th overall.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbcattic.org/sitcom/top11to100.shtml |title=Britain's Best Sitcom: Top 11 to 100 |year=2004 |website=bbcattic.org |location=London |publisher=BBC |access-date=8 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013153757/http://www.bbcattic.org/sitcom/top11to100.shtml |archive-date=13 October 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Frances de la Tour received an [[Evening Standard British Film Award|''Evening Standard'' British Film Award]] in the category of "Best Actress" for her performance as Ruth Jones.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/frances-de-la-tour/bio/3030430665/|title=Frances De La Tour Biography|work=TV Guide|access-date=2 January 2022}}</ref>