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About Ripping Yarns

Ripping Yarns is a comedy TV series that premiered on BBC One on January 7, 1976. It has 2 seasons and 9 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 2 Episode 3 "Roger of the Raj", aired on October 24, 1979.

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.

  • Comedy

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Episodes

9 episodes · 2 seasons

Season 1

1976 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 49 years ago

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    6. The Curse of the Claw

    Finale

    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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    5. 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.

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    4. 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.

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    3. 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.

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    2. 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.

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    1. 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.

Season 2

1979 · 3 episodes · Last episode: 47 years ago

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    3. Roger of the Raj

    Finale

    Pubescent Roger Bartlesham comes of age in the turbulent India of 60 years ago, when circumstances beyond his control drive him towards the most deplorable act known to the British Army.

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    2. Golden Gordon

    A rare look at football fanaticism in the 1930s. Superfan Gordon Ottershaw supports a team which has not won a match for six years. But worse is to come. Will their tragedy bring Gordon's triumph? Or not? These are some of the questions this film hopes to answer. Or not.

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    1. Whinfrey's Last Case

    Dashing, debonair Gerald Whinfrey saves his country twice a week. But in 1913 a German plot - to start the First World War without telling anyone - coincides with his holiday. Where will Whinfrey's priorities lie? A knock-about tale of international intrigue.

Cast & crew

Created by Michael Palin and Terry Jones

  • John Phillips

    John Phillips

  • Candace Glendenning

    Candace Glendenning

  • Ian Ogilvy

    Ian Ogilvy

  • Anita Carey

    Anita Carey

    Irene Olthwaite

  • Gwen Watford

    Gwen Watford

  • Roland MacLeod

    Roland MacLeod

  • Roy Kinnear

    Roy Kinnear

  • Petra Markham

    Petra Markham

  • David Griffin

    David Griffin

  • Barbara New

    Barbara New

  • Terry Jones

    Terry Jones

  • Denholm Elliott

    Denholm Elliott

    Mr. Gregory

  • Timothy Carlton

    Timothy Carlton

  • Frank Middlemass

    Frank Middlemass

  • Nicholas Day

    Nicholas Day

  • John Cleese

    John Cleese

Ripping Yarns FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Ripping Yarns?

Ripping Yarns has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on October 24, 1979.

When did the latest episode of Ripping Yarns come out?

The most recent episode of Ripping Yarns, Season 2 Episode 3 "Roger of the Raj", aired on October 24, 1979.

How many seasons of Ripping Yarns are there?

Ripping Yarns has 2 seasons with 9 episodes in total.

When did Ripping Yarns first air?

Ripping Yarns first aired on BBC One on January 7, 1976.

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