Ripping Yarns (1976)

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.

Ripping Yarns

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as as Roger as Gerald Whinfrey as Kevin Orr / Uncle Jack

as as Cpt. Meredith

Michael Stainton

Michael Stainton

as The Gamekeeper as Ship's stoker

Candace Glendenning

Candace Glendenning

as Irene Olthwaite

Denholm Elliott

Denholm Elliott

Timothy Carlton

Timothy Carlton

Frank Middlemass

Frank Middlemass

as Lord Bartlesham

as Lady Bartlesham

John Le Mesurier

John Le Mesurier

as Col. Runciman

Allan Cuthbertson

Allan Cuthbertson

as Maj. Daintry

as Man at Gum Factory

as Admiral Jefferson

Edward Hardwicke

Edward Hardwicke

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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Season 2

Season 2

Episodes season 1

1x1

Tomkinson's schooldays
1x2

The testing of eric olthwaite
1x3

Escape from stalag luft 112b
1x4

Murder at moorstones manor
1x5

Across the andes by frog
1x6

The curse of the claw

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