Comedy1976–1979BBC One

The Best Episodes of Ripping Yarns

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Best episode
S1E1 Tomkinson's Schooldays
8.2419 votes
Worst episode
S1E5 Across the Andes by Frog
7.1313 votes
Top season
Season 2
7.9avg
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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Ripping Yarns Season 1 Episode 1 - Tomkinson's Schooldays
    8.2/10(419 votes)

    S1:E1

    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
    Writers:Terry Jones, Michael Palin

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  2. Ripping Yarns Season 1 Episode 2 - The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
    8.1/10(403 votes)

    S1:E2

    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
    Writers:Terry Jones, Michael Palin

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  3. Ripping Yarns Season 2 Episode 2 - Golden Gordon
    8.1/10(371 votes)

    S2:E2

    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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  4. Ripping Yarns Season 1 Episode 4 - Murder at Moorstones Manor
    8.1/10(366 votes)

    S1:E4

    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
    Writers:Terry Jones, Michael Palin

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  5. Ripping Yarns Season 1 Episode 6 - The Curse of the Claw
    8.0/10(337 votes)

    S1:E6

    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
    Writers:Terry Jones, Michael Palin

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  6. Ripping Yarns Season 2 Episode 1 - Whinfrey's Last Case
    7.9/10(318 votes)

    S2:E1

    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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  7. Ripping Yarns Season 2 Episode 3 - Roger of the Raj
    7.8/10(300 votes)

    S2:E3

    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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  8. Ripping Yarns Season 1 Episode 3 - Escape From Stalag Luft 112B
    7.8/10(325 votes)

    S1:E3

    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
    Writers:Terry Jones, Michael Palin

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  9. Ripping Yarns Season 1 Episode 5 - Across the Andes by Frog
    7.1/10(313 votes)

    S1:E5

    The epic story of one man and six frogs who tried to defy the world in the greatest gamble of all.

    Director:Terry Hughes
    Writers:Terry Jones, Michael Palin

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Best Episodes Summary

"Tomkinson's Schooldays" is the best rated episode of Ripping Yarns. It scored 8.2/10 from 419 votes. Directed by Terry Hughes and written by Terry Jones, Michael Palin, it aired on January 7, 1976. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Testing of Eric Olthwaite".

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