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The Best Episodes of Ripping Yarns Season 1

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The Best Episodes of Ripping Yarns Season 1

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...

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    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #1 - Tomkinson's Schooldays

    S1:E1

    Set in the frontier days of British education, when upper lips were stiff with cold and corporal punishment was an A-level. A savage, searing indictment of something or other.

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    #2 - The Testing of Eric Olthwaite

    S1:E2

    A boy becomes a man in the harsh world of the Depression. The rough, tough story of folk who couldn't afford to go on the Jarrow March.

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    #3 - Escape From Stalag Luft 112B

    S1:E3

    A tale of courage and valour behind the lines in the Kaiser's Germany. An inspiring story of camp life and a British officer who wouldn't lie down.

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    #4 - Murder at Moorstones Manor

    S1:E4

    Hugo and Dora drive down to see Mumsie and Dadsie-pie for a long weekend in the country. But their tophole weekend turns out to be longer than they thought.

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    #5 - Across the Andes by Frog

    S1:E5

    The epic story of one man and six frogs who tried to defy the world in the greatest gamble of all.

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    #6 - The Curse of the Claw

    S1:E6

    The terrifying story of a man who dabbled in the dark mysteries of the Orient, and lived to tell the tale. Or did he?

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Tomkinson's Schooldays" is the best rated episode of "Ripping Yarns" season 1. It scored 8.7/10 based on 3 votes. Directed by Terry Hughes and written by Terry Jones, Michael Palin, it aired on 1/7/1976. This episode is rated 8.7 points higher than the second-best, "The Testing of Eric Olthwaite".