FIRE AND BRIMSTONE

Rehearsals: 5^th – 8^th March 1978 at The Sulgrave Boys Club, 287 Goldhawk Road, London, W12

1:30pm – 5:30pm

Walk-Through: 9^th March 1978 at Yorkshire Television Centre, Leeds

Recorded: 10^th March 1978 at Yorkshire Television Centre, Studio 4, Leeds

Broadcast: Tuesday 8pm 11^th April 1978

CAST

Leonard Rossiter – Rigsby

Frances de la Tour – Ruth

Don Warrington – Philip

John Clive – Gwyn

CREW

Creator/Writer – Eric Chappell

Producer/Director – Vernon Lawrence

Designer – Peter Caldwell

Music – Dennis Wilson

Casting – Liz Evett

Floor Manager – Pat Richards

Stage Manager – Olive Simpson

Production Asst – Ellie Kyle

Lighting – Peter Hardman

Cameras – Colin Philpott

Sound – Ian Hughes

Vision Mixer – Sue James

Tech Supervisor – Harry Nicholson

Wardrobe – Brenda Fox

Make-up – Judy Binns

Asst Stage Manager – Vanessa Ford

Props – Arthur Lake

Production Buyer – Gil Procter

Scenes – Ed Bailey

Call Boy – Val Lawson

Warm-up – Felix Bowness

Episode Review

A theological student moves in, and Rigsby sees the light in…..RISING DAMP

Landlord Rigsby has little trouble in letting off vacant attic accommodation to a young(?), Welsh, theological student called Gwyn in ‘Fire and Brimstone’. After all, he does say he wants to live simply!

But then Gwyn learns from Rigsby that he will have to share and that doesn’t suit him at all. Rigsby, however persuades him that the other occupant, African chief son’s Philip, needs someone like Gwyn to set him an example. Philip, needless to say, doesn’t particularly want to be saved, nor is he happy about getting another new flatmate….

Alt review from July, 1982

A young Welsh theological student called Gwyn is landlord Rigsby’s latest tenant in a specially-selected episode of Yorkshire Television’s award-winning situation comedy series, “RISING DAMP”, to be screened on the full ITV Network on Thursday, July 1.

Gwyn is quite happy to move into Rigsby’s tatty boardinghouse until he notices there is a second bed in the room, and learns from the grasping landlord that he will have to share. That doesn’t suit him at all at first, but then Rigsby persuades him that the other occupant, African Chief’s son, Philip, needs someone like Gwyn to set him an example. Gwyn accepts the challenge – but the trouble is Philip, understandably, doesn’t particularly want to be saved…

This repeat broadcast was subject to possible TV scheduling (Pattern ‘A’ at ITV) due to the World Cup ’82

Interesting to note

• Production# 2933
• Tuesdays at 8.00pm, opposite new BBC Scotland drama serial The Standard starring Colette O’Neil and Patrick Malahide.
• Richard Beckinsale did not appear in the final series as he was busy with West End musical comedy “I Love My Wife” and Porridge sequel Going Straight. Frequently noted in some articles that his departure from the series was due to his untimely passing.
• ‘Fire and Brimstone’ – 18.55m (1st)
• Although the second episode of the fourth series to be broadcast, ‘Fire and Brimstone’ was in fact the first to be recorded, having been switched with ‘Hello Young Lovers’.

Did you know?

• Minimal set changes or props were used for this episode, just a bible was supplied.

Dressing Rooms:-

Leonard Rossiter #12

Frances de la Tour #6

Don Warrington #8

John Clive #5