Ripping Yarns
Rating: 7.7 · 1976 · Comedy · United Kingdom · 2 sns
Description
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.
Information
- Year
- 1976
- Genre
- Comedy
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Seasons
- 2
- TMDB
- 7.7
- IMDb
- 7.7
Director
Cast
- Michael Palin
- David Griffin — Cpt. Meredith
- Michael Stainton — The Gamekeeper
- John Phillips
- Candace Glendenning
- Ian Ogilvy
- Anita Carey — Irene Olthwaite
- Gwen Watford
- Roland MacLeod
- Roy Kinnear
- Petra Markham
- Barbara New
- Terry Jones
- Denholm Elliott — Mr. Gregory
- Timothy Carlton
- Frank Middlemass
- Nicholas Day
- John Cleese
- Richard Vernon — Lord Bartlesham
- Joan Sanderson — Lady Bartlesham