Ripping Yarns

Ripping Yarns (1976)


  • Genre: Comedy
  • Creator: Michael Palin, Terry Jones
  • First Air Date: 1976-01-07
  • Last Air Date: 1979-10-24
  • Total Seasons: 2
  • Total Episodes: 9
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 45 min.
  • Network: BBC one
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Summary

A British television comedy series, written by Michael Palin and Terry Jones of Monty Python fame. Following an initial pilot episode in January 1976, it ran for two subsequent series of five and three episodes in October 1977 and October 1979 respectively. Each episode had a different setting and characters, looking at a different aspect of British culture and parodying pre-World War II literature aimed at schoolboys.

  • Keywords: satire, anthology
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    Ripping Yarns Seasons

    Season 1

    First Air Date: 1976-01-07
    6 Episodes

    Season 2

    First Air Date: 1979-10-10
    3 Episodes

    Ripping Yarns Episodes

    Title Air Date Duration
    Season 1Episode 1Tomkinson's Schooldays30 min
    Season 1Episode 2The Testing of Eric Olthwaite30 min
    Season 1Episode 3Escape from Stalag Luft 112B30 min
    Season 1Episode 4Murder at Moorstones Manor30 min
    Season 1Episode 5Across the Andes by Frog30 min
    Season 1Episode 6The Curse of the Claw30 min
    Season 2Episode 1Whinfrey's Last Case30 min
    Season 2Episode 2Golden Gordon30 min
    Season 2Episode 3Roger of the Raj30 min
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