Michael Palin
Director
Ripping Yarns (1976)
Season 1
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.
Released Jan. 7, 1976
Episode 45 min
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Keywords: tmdb.satire, tmdb.anthology, imdb.nostalgia, imdb.satire, imdb.england, imdb.satire-comedy
Watch Providers: Britbox Apple TV Channel
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
8.7
S1E1 - 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.
Jan. 7, 1976, midnight
S1E2 - 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.
Sept. 27, 1977, midnight
S1E3 - 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.
Oct. 4, 1977, midnight
S1E4 - 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.
Oct. 11, 1977, midnight
S1E5 - 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.
Oct. 18, 1977, midnight
S1E6 - 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?
Oct. 25, 1977, midnight
Network: BBC One
Episode Runtime: 45 min.
Season Runtime: 30 min.
Released: Jan. 7, 1976
Last Air Date: Oct. 24, 1979, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: 15
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