Ripping Yarns (1976)

Name: Ripping Yarns
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Michael Palin

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 (1,842 votes)
Episode average: 7.9 ↑ +0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 2
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Michael Palin

Seasons

Season 1 (1976)

7.88 avg 6 episodes 8.2 → 8.0 31 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Tomkinson's Schooldays	8.2	415
2	The Testing of Eric Olthwaite	8.1	403
3	Escape from Stalag Luft 112 B	7.8	325
4	Murder at Moorstones Manor	8.1	366
5	Across the Andes by Frog	7.1	313
6	The Curse of the Claw	8.0	337

Season 2 (1979)

7.93 avg 3 episodes 7.9 → 7.8 31 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Whinfrey's Last Case	7.9	318
2	Golden Gordon	8.1	369
3	Roger of the Raj	7.8	300

Ripping Yarns (1976)

Cast

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