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.
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Best Episodes of Ripping Yarns
Murder at Moorstones Manor
S1 Ep4
7.9
11th Oct 1977
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.
Golden Gordon
S2 Ep2
7.8
17th Oct 1979
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.
The Curse of the Claw
S1 Ep6
7.6
25th Oct 1977
The terrifying story of a man who dabbled in the dark mysteries of the Orient, and lived to tell the tale. Or did he?
Worst Episodes of Ripping Yarns
Across the Andes by Frog
S1 Ep5
6.9
18th Oct 1977
The epic story of one man and six frogs who tried to defy the world in the greatest gamble of all.
Roger of the Raj
S2 Ep3
7.1
24th Oct 1979
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.
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
S1 Ep2
7.2
27th Sep 1977
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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Tomkinson's Schooldays
S1 Ep1
7.3
7th Jan 1976
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 Olthwaite
S1 Ep2
7.2
27th Sep 1977
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 112B
S1 Ep3
7.5
4th Oct 1977
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 Manor
S1 Ep4
7.9
11th Oct 1977
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 Frog
S1 Ep5
6.9
18th Oct 1977
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 Claw
S1 Ep6
7.6
25th Oct 1977
The terrifying story of a man who dabbled in the dark mysteries of the Orient, and lived to tell the tale. Or did he?
