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Season 1 – Ripping Yarns

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Comedy series of parodies made from pre-war stories and different aspects of British culture.
Ripping Yarns — Season 1

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Michael Palin

Actor

Denholm Elliott

Actor

Roy Kinnear

Actor

Terry Jones

Actor

Isabel Dean

Actor

Barbara New

Actor

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 7, 1976 Tomkinson's Schooldays Tomkinson's luck improves when he is appointed school bully. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 27, 1977 The Testing of Eric Olthwaite Dull Eric lacks the intelligence to decide upon a career. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 4, 1977 Escape From Stalag Luft 112B Maj. Phipps plans to escape from a German prison camp. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 11, 1977 Murder at Moorstones Manor The dull-witted Chiddingfold family assembles for a party. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 18, 1977 Across the Andes by Frog Capt. Snetterton invades the Andes with a battalion of frogs. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 25, 1977 The Curse of the Claw Sir Kevin Orr leads a lonely, fearful life at Maidenhead. Details

Season Info

Director
Jim Franklin, Terry Hughes
Screenwriter
Michael Palin, Terry Jones
Network
BBC
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Jan 7, 1976