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Ripping Yarns

Original title: Ripping Yarns

Year

1976

Rating

★ 7.7/10

Runtime

45 min

Seasons

2

Genres

Commedia

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.

Cast: Michael Palin