Ripping Yarns 1
1976-01-07 | Comedy | 6 episodes2 Seasons
Episode
Tomkinson's Schooldays (1976)
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.
Directed By
- Terry Hughes
Writer
- Terry Jones
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite (1977)
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.
Directed By
- Jim Franklin
Writer
- Terry Jones
Escape From Stalag Luft 112B (1977)
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.
Directed By
- Jim Franklin
Writer
- Terry Jones
Murder at Moorstones Manor (1977)
Hugo and Dora drive down to see Mumisie and Dadsie-pie for a long weekend in the country. But it turns out to be longer than they thought...
Directed By
- Terry Hughes
Writer
- Terry Jones
Across the Andes by Frog (1977)
The epic story of one man and six frogs who tried to defy the world in the greatest gamble of all.
Directed By
- Terry Hughes
Writer
- Terry Jones