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Ripping Yarns (1976)

Adventure · Comedy

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.

IMDb rating
7.8 (1,858 votes)
Seasons
2
Streaming (US)
Britbox Apple TV Channel
Language
EN
Type
TV series

Seasons

Season 1 (1976)

7.88 avg 6 episodes 8.2 → 8.0 31 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 447 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 439 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 360 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 402 votesEp 5: 7.1 · 350 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 374 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Tomkinson's Schooldays8.2447
2The Testing of Eric Olthwaite8.1439
3Escape from Stalag Luft 112 B7.8360
4Murder at Moorstones Manor8.1402
5Across the Andes by Frog7.1350
6The Curse of the Claw8.0374

Season 2 (1979)

7.90 avg 3 episodes 7.8 → 7.8 31 min avg

Ep 1: 7.8 · 352 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 403 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 335 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Whinfrey's Last Case7.8352
2Golden Gordon8.1403
3Roger of the Raj7.8335