Series · 1976 – 1979 · Comedy
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.
2 seasons · 9 episodes

Episode 01
Tomkinson's Schooldays
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 02
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
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 03
Escape From Stalag Luft 112B
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 04
Murder at Moorstones Manor
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 05
Across the Andes by Frog
The epic story of one man and six frogs who tried to defy the world in the greatest gamble of all.

Episode 06
The Curse of the Claw
The terrifying story of a man who dabbled in the dark mysteries of the Orient, and lived to tell the tale. Or did he?
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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.
1 principal cast
Ripping Yarns is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The comedy from Michael Palin, Terry Jones has 2 seasons and 9 total episodes, rated 7.7/10 by 25 viewers.
Ripping Yarns has 2 seasons with 9 episodes in total.
Ripping Yarns has ended and is no longer in production.
Ripping Yarns airs on BBC One.
Ripping Yarns first aired on January 7, 1976.
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