CinemaOSSeries · 1976–1979 · 2 Seasons

Ripping Yarns

77%(25)IMDbComedy

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.

Created byMichael Palin, Terry Jones

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Status
Ended
Language
EN
First aired
January 7, 1976
Last aired
October 24, 1979
Seasons
2
Episodes
9
Network
BBC One

Season 1

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

Featuring

Cast & crew

1 credited
Starring
Michael Palin

Michael Palin

Creative team
Created by
Michael Palin
Michael Palin
Terry Jones
Terry Jones

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