Ripping Yarns
Comedy
7.5 (21 votes)
45 min per episode
1/7/1976
Overview
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.
Details
Status: Ended
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 9
Created by: Terry Jones
Seasons
Cast
Michael Palin
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