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The Best Episodes of Ripping Yarns Season 1

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Ripping Yarns Season 1 Episode 1 - Tomkinson's Schooldays
    8.2/10(446 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.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writers:Terry Jones, Michael Palin

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  2. Ripping Yarns Season 1 Episode 2 - The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
    8.1/10(437 votes)

    #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.

    Director:Jim Franklin
    Writers:Terry Jones, Michael Palin

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  3. Ripping Yarns Season 1 Episode 3 - Escape From Stalag Luft 112B
    7.7/10(358 votes)

    #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.

    Director:Jim Franklin
    Writers:Terry Jones, Michael Palin

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  4. Ripping Yarns Season 1 Episode 4 - Murder at Moorstones Manor
    8.1/10(398 votes)

    #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.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writers:Terry Jones, Michael Palin

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  5. Ripping Yarns Season 1 Episode 5 - Across the Andes by Frog
    7.1/10(347 votes)

    #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.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writers:Terry Jones, Michael Palin

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  6. Ripping Yarns Season 1 Episode 6 - The Curse of the Claw
    8.0/10(373 votes)

    #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?

    Director:Jim Franklin
    Writers:Terry Jones, Michael Palin

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Tomkinson's Schooldays" is the best rated episode of "Ripping Yarns" season 1. It scored 8.2/10 based on 446 votes. Directed by Terry Hughes and written by Terry Jones, Michael Palin, it aired on 1/7/1976. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Testing of Eric Olthwaite".