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Ripping Yarns (1976–1979)

2 seasons9 episodes30 min per episode★ 7.8 · 1,842 votes

• Adventure
• Comedy

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.

First aired

January 7, 1976

Last episode

October 24, 1979

Network

BBC One

Country of origin

United Kingdom