FRANCES de la Tour reckons she has done 'quite well' in her career. With one of our best-loved sitcoms on her CV - and three Olivier Awards - that's something of an understatement. But the 68 year ...

Rising Damp The pilot episode of this hugely successful comedy series. Rigsby (Leonard Rossiter) is trying to please the one person in the world he has a tender spot for - Ruth (Frances de la Tour).

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Why does Frances de la Tour not have a damehood? It can't be that she was a Leftie firebrand in her youth. It was practically obligatory in theatreland in the 70s.

Frances de la Tour is an English television, stage and film actress, known for her role as Miss Ruth Jones in the television sitcom "Rising Damp" from 1974 until 1978; Madame Olympe Maxime in ...

Frances de la Tour, also Frances J. de Lautour, 73, was born July 30, 1944 and is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Miss Ruth Jones in the 70s show Rising Damp from 1974 until ...

Features that British Comedy Guide has published about Frances de la Tour. ... Comedy Rewind: Rising Damp is going to get us all! Sunday 1st September 2024. Perhaps the single most celebrated comedy ...

Rising Damp starred Frances de la Tour, Leonard Rossiter and Don Warrington TV classic Rising Damp is the latest sitcom to be resurrected on stage, following the likes of Yes, Prime Minister and ...

ITV is pushing to invest in primetime comedy again, with loads more Benidorm in the pipeline, as well as two brand-new sitcoms tonight (see also The Job Lot).And they couldn't be more different in ...