Ripping Yarns (1976 - 1979)



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Comedy | Jan 7, 1976 - Oct 24, 1979 | Ended

Ripping Yarns is a British television comedy series. It was written by Michael Palin and Terry Jones of Monty Python fame. It was transmitted on BBC 2. 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, each looking at a different aspect of British culture and parodying pre-World War II literature aimed at schoolboys. In the title, "ripping" is a chiefly British slang meaning "excellent" or "fine", and "yarns" is a colloquialism for exaggerated stories.

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John Cleese

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John Le Mesurier

Col. Runciman

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Richard Vernon

Lord Bartlesham

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Allan Cuthbertson

Maj. Daintry

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David Griffin

Cpt. Meredith

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Jan Francis

Miranda

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Joan Sanderson

Lady Bartlesham

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