Ripping Yarns

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.

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6 Episodes

Tomkinson's Schooldays
E1
Tomkinson's SchooldaysNew boarder Tomkinson is thoroughly miserable at Graybridge public school where he has to fight the grizzly bear,get nailed to the wall on St Tadger's Day and do the bidding of Grayson,also known as School Bully. When his mother refuses to let him come home he makes several attempts to escape,all unsuccessful,but after winning the Thirty Mile Hop against a rival (Buddhist) public school he is promoted to School Bully when Grayson leaves for Eton.
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
E2
The Testing of Eric OlthwaiteA 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
E3
Escape From Stalag Luft 112BA 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
E4
Murder at Moorstones ManorHugo 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
E5
Across the Andes by FrogThe 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
E6
The Curse of the ClawThe terrifying story of a man who dabbled in the dark mysteries of the Orient, and lived to tell the tale. Or did he?