Ripping Yarns
Premiered: Jan 07, 1976 | 2 seasons | 9 episodes
Popularity: 2
| Creator: | Michael Palin, Terry Jones |
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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 in October 1977 and October 1979 respectively. Each episode had a different setting and characters, looking at a different aspect of British culture and parodying pre-World War II literature aimed at schoolboys. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Palin | 9 | |
| John Cleese | 1 | |
| Barbara New | 1 | |
| Denholm Elliott | 1 | |
| Jan Francis | Miranda | 1 |
| John Le Mesurier | Col. Runciman | 1 |
| Michael Palin | Gerald Whinfrey | 1 |
| Michael Palin | Roger | 1 |
| Michael Palin | Kevin Orr / Uncle Jack | 1 |
| Frank Middlemass | 1 | |
| Anita Carey | Irene Olthwaite | 1 |
| Kenneth Colley | Robber | 1 |
| Edward Hardwicke | Mr. Girton | 1 |
| Terry Jones | 1 | |
| Gerald Sim | Lord Raglan | 1 |
| Ian Ogilvy | 1 | |
| Roger Brierley | Hopper | 1 |
| Liz Smith | Mrs. Bag | 1 |
| Nicholas Day | 1 | |
| Antony Carrick | Admiral Jefferson | 1 |
| Gwen Watford | 1 | |
| Richard Vernon | Lord Bartlesham | 1 |
| John Phillips | 1 | |
| Petra Markham | 1 | |
| Timothy Carlton | 1 | |
| Roland MacLeod | 1 | |
| Danny O'Dea | Man at Gum Factory | 1 |
| Roy Kinnear | 1 | |
| Allan Cuthbertson | Maj. Daintry | 1 |