Rising Damp

Landlord Rigsby scams lodgers Cooper and Philip into sharing a room. His favorite tenant, Miss Jones, flirts with Philip, annoying Rigsby. When new lodger Seymour arrives, Miss Jones falls for him, leaving Rigsby's love for her unrequited.

Rising Damp is a 1980 romance comedy movie directed by Joseph McGrath, starring Frances de la Tour, Leonard Rossiter, Christopher Strauli. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.3/10 from 1,287 votes and runs 1h 38m.