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Ripping Yarns

1976 – 1979 · BBC One
2 seasons · 9 episodes
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Comedy

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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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Michael Palin
David Griffin
Michael Stainton
Ship's stoker
John Phillips
Candace Glendenning
Ian Ogilvy
Anita Carey
Irene Olthwaite
Gwen Watford
Created by Michael Palin

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Status
Ended
Type
Scripted
First aired
Jan 7, 1976
Original language
EN
Country
GB

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