Ripping Yarns
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.
- Created By
Terry JonesMichael Palin
- First Aired on
Jan 07, 1976
- Popularity: 3.886
- 20 votes
- Networks
- (GB)
- Status: Ended
Show Ended
2 seaons till Oct 24, 1979
Last episode: Roger of the Raj
Seasons & episodes
Total 2 seasons, 9 episodes
Season 1
Aired
Episode 1Tomkinson's Schooldays min
Set in the frontier days of British education, when upper lips were stiff with cold and corporal punishment was an A-level. A savage, searing indictment of something or other.
Episode 2The Testing of Eric Olthwaite min
A boy becomes a man in the harsh world of the Depression. The rough, tough story of folk who couldn't afford to go on the Jarrow March.
Episode 3Escape From Stalag Luft 112B min
A tale of courage and valour behind the lines in the Kaiser's Germany. An inspiring story of camp life and a British officer who wouldn't lie down.
Episode 4Murder at Moorstones Manor min
Hugo and Dora drive down to see Mumsie and Dadsie-pie for a long weekend in the country. But their tophole weekend turns out to be longer than they thought.
Episode 5Across the Andes by Frog min
The epic story of one man and six frogs who tried to defy the world in the greatest gamble of all.
