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Ripping Yarns

Ripping Yarns

S1 · E1

IMDB:

7.6
Ripping Yarns

Released

1/7/1976

Duration

0h 0m

Genre

Comedy

Country

United States

Cast

Michael Palin

Overview

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.

Episodes

Tomkinson's SchooldaysEP 1Available

Tomkinson's Schooldays

0m8.7

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.

The Testing of Eric OlthwaiteEP 2Available

The Testing of Eric Olthwaite

0m0.0

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.

Escape From Stalag Luft 112BEP 3Available

Escape From Stalag Luft 112B

0m0.0

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.

Murder at Moorstones ManorEP 4Available

Murder at Moorstones Manor

0m0.0

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.

Across the Andes by FrogEP 5Available

Across the Andes by Frog

0m0.0

The epic story of one man and six frogs who tried to defy the world in the greatest gamble of all.

The Curse of the ClawEP 6Available

The Curse of the Claw

0m0.0

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

Michael Palin

Unknown Role

Michael Palin

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