Ripping Yarns

Ripping Yarns is just that, a collection of tales of great adventure, mystery, suspense and high drama, that make for ripping good television. The series was created by Monty Python's Flying Circus alum Michael Palin and Terry Jones. Michael played the lead role in each tale and his main character's name is denoted in the episode description in bold; however, that wasn't enough for Michael because he would also play various other small roles in each tale. If you look carefully you'll also see other Python alum John Cleese and Eric Idle making cameo appearances.

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  • TheTVDB.com Series ID 70663
  • Status Ended
  • First Aired January 7, 1976
  • Recent October 15, 2016
  • Network BBC Two
  • Average Runtime 30 minutes
  • Genres Adventure Comedy
  • Original Country Great Britain
  • Original Language English
  • On Other Sites IMDB TheMovieDB.com
  • Episode Screenshot Format 4:3 Screencap
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  • Created February 4, 2008 by
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  • Modified June 26, 2023 by
    SpaceCowFour
Season From To Episodes
All Seasons
Specials August 1973 October 2016 5
Season 1 January 1976 October 1977 6
Season 2 October 1979 October 1979 3
Unassigned Episodes 0
Absolute ordering places all episodes in a single ordered season. This is generally used for anime.
Season From To Episodes
Season 1 0
Unassigned Episodes 14
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Terry Jones 12 08/14/1973 - 10/24/1979
Michael Palin 12 08/14/1973 - 10/24/1979
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Jim Franklin 4 09/27/1977 - 10/24/1979
Terry Hughes 3 01/07/1976 - 10/18/1977
Alan J.W. Bell 2 10/10/1979 - 10/17/1979

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