Ripping Yarns (1976)

01/07/1976 (EN) • 45m

Comedy

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.

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Last Season

Season 2

1979 | 3 Episodes

Season 2 of Ripping Yarns premiered on October 10, 1979.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Scripted

Original Language

English

Keywords

satire

anthology

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