8.2/10427 votes#1 - Tomkinson's Schooldays
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/1976
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
Writer: Terry Jones, Michael Palin
8.1/10411 votes#2 - The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/1977
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
Writer: Terry Jones, Michael Palin
7.8/10340 votes#3 - Escape From Stalag Luft 112B
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/1977
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
Writer: Terry Jones, Michael Palin
8.1/10376 votes#4 - Murder at Moorstones Manor
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/11/1977
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
Writer: Terry Jones, Michael Palin
7.1/10330 votes#5 - Across the Andes by Frog
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/18/1977
The epic story of one man and six frogs who tried to defy the world in the greatest gamble of all.
Director: Terry Hughes
Writer: Terry Jones, Michael Palin
8.0/10356 votes#6 - The Curse of the Claw
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/25/1977
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
Writer: Terry Jones, Michael Palin
The Best Episodes of Ripping Yarns Season 1
Every episode of Ripping Yarns Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover 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...
Genre:Comedy
Network:BBC One
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Tomkinson's Schooldays" is the best rated episode of "Ripping Yarns" season 1. It scored 8.2/10 based on 427 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".