Ripping Yarns
series not in production
Ended
Comedy
Seasons | 2
Episodes | 9
avg.Runtime | 45 min
First EP | 1976-01-07
Last EP | 1979-10-24
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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.
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Season List
season 1 || Season 1
Relesed on | 1976-01-07
1
Tomkinson's Schooldays
1976-01-07
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.
2
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
1977-09-27
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.
3
Escape From Stalag Luft 112B
1977-10-04
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.
4
Murder at Moorstones Manor
1977-10-11
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.
5
Across the Andes by Frog
1977-10-18
The epic story of one man and six frogs who tried to defy the world in the greatest gamble of all.
6
The Curse of the Claw
1977-10-25
The terrifying story of a man who dabbled in the dark mysteries of the Orient, and lived to tell the tale. Or did he?
CAST
charactor:
Original: Michael Palin
Total EP: 12
charactor:
Original: David Griffin
Total EP: 2
charactor: The Gamekeeper
Original: Michael Stainton
Total EP: 2
charactor:
Original: John Phillips
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Candace Glendenning
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Ian Ogilvy
Total EP: 1
charactor: Irene Olthwaite
Original: Anita Carey
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Gwen Watford
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Roland MacLeod
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Roy Kinnear
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Petra Markham
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Barbara New
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Terry Jones
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Denholm Elliott
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Timothy Carlton
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Frank Middlemass
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: Nicholas Day
Total EP: 1
charactor:
Original: John Cleese
Total EP: 1
charactor: Lord Bartlesham
Original: Richard Vernon
Total EP: 1
charactor: Lady Bartlesham
Original: Joan Sanderson
Total EP: 1
charactor: Hopper
Original: Roger Brierley
Total EP: 1
charactor: Col. Runciman
Original: John Le Mesurier
Total EP: 1
charactor: Miranda
Original: Jan Francis
Total EP: 1
charactor: Maj. Daintry
Original: Allan Cuthbertson
Total EP: 1
charactor: Man at Gum Factory
Original: Danny O'Dea
Total EP: 1
charactor: Robber
Original: Kenneth Colley
Total EP: 1
charactor: Mrs. Bag
Original: Liz Smith
Total EP: 1
charactor: Admiral Jefferson
Original: Antony Carrick
Total EP: 1
charactor: Mr. Girton
Original: Edward Hardwicke
Total EP: 1
charactor: Lord Raglan
Original: Gerald Sim
Total EP: 1
CREW
“I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained.” – Walt Disney