7.8/10332 votes#1 - Whinfrey's Last Case
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/10/1979
Dashing, debonair Gerald Whinfrey saves his country twice a week. But in 1913 a German plot - to start the First World War without telling anyone - coincides with his holiday. Where will Whinfrey's priorities lie? A knock-about tale of international intrigue.
Director: Alan J.W. Bell
Writer: Terry Jones, Michael Palin
8.1/10377 votes#2 - Golden Gordon
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/17/1979
A rare look at football fanaticism in the 1930s. Superfan Gordon Ottershaw supports a team which has not won a match for six years. But worse is to come. Will their tragedy bring Gordon's triumph? Or not? These are some of the questions this film hopes to answer. Or not.
Director: Alan J.W. Bell
Writer: Terry Jones, Michael Palin
7.8/10317 votes#3 - Roger of the Raj
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/24/1979
Pubescent Roger Bartlesham comes of age in the turbulent India of 60 years ago, when circumstances beyond his control drive him towards the most deplorable act known to the British Army.
Director: Jim Franklin
Writer: Terry Jones, Michael Palin
The Best Episodes of Ripping Yarns Season 2
Every episode of Ripping Yarns Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Ripping Yarns Season 2!
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 2 Ratings Summary
"Whinfrey's Last Case" is the best rated episode of "Ripping Yarns" season 2. It scored 7.8/10 based on 332 votes. Directed by Alan J.W. Bell and written by Terry Jones, Michael Palin, it aired on 10/10/1979. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Golden Gordon".