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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 425 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".

  • Tomkinson's Schooldays
    8.2/10425 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

  • The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
    8.1/10410 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

  • Escape From Stalag Luft 112B
    7.8/10339 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

  • Murder at Moorstones Manor
    8.1/10375 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

  • Across the Andes by Frog
    7.1/10329 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

  • The Curse of the Claw
    8.0/10355 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