The Best Episodes of Ripping Yarns Season 2

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.8/10(349 votes)

   #1 - Whinfrey's Last Case

   S2:E110/10/1979

   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

   Writers:Terry Jones, Michael Palin

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   Director:Alan J.W. Bell

   Writers:Terry Jones, Michael Palin
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   8.1/10(398 votes)

   #2 - Golden Gordon

   S2:E210/17/1979

   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

   Writers:Terry Jones, Michael Palin

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   Director:Alan J.W. Bell

   Writers:Terry Jones, Michael Palin
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   7.8/10(332 votes)

   #3 - Roger of the Raj

   S2:E310/24/1979

   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

   Writers:Terry Jones, Michael Palin

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   Director:Jim Franklin

   Writers:Terry Jones, Michael Palin