Ripping Yarns
1976 · TV Series · 45 min · ★ 7.7
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.
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- Years
- 1976
- Release date
- 1976-01-07
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 45 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 (24 votes)
Themes
- satire
- anthology
Cast & crew
Michael Palin
John Phillips
Candace Glendenning
Ian Ogilvy
Anita Carey
as Irene Olthwaite
Gwen Watford
Roland MacLeod
Roy Kinnear
Petra Markham
Barbara New
Directed by Jim Franklin, Terry Hughes, Alan J.W. Bell
Episodes2 seasons · 9 episodes
Season 16 episodes
- S1E1Tomkinson's Schooldays
- S1E2The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
- S1E3Escape From Stalag Luft 112B
- S1E4Murder at Moorstones Manor
- S1E5Across the Andes by Frog
- S1E6The Curse of the Claw
Season 23 episodes
- S2E1Whinfrey's Last Case
- S2E2Golden Gordon
- S2E3Roger of the Raj