Ripping Yarns

Season 1

1976 · 6 episodes · 8.8/10

Episodes

1. 

   1. Tomkinson's Schooldays

   7 Jan 1976 · 8.8/10

   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.

2. 

   2. The Testing of Eric Olthwaite

   27 Sept 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.

3. 

   3. Escape From Stalag Luft 112B

   4 Oct 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.

4. 

   4. Murder at Moorstones Manor

   11 Oct 1977

   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.

5. 

   5. Across the Andes by Frog

   18 Oct 1977

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

6. 

   6. The Curse of the Claw

   25 Oct 1977

   The terrifying story of a man who dabbled in the dark mysteries of the Orient, and lived to tell the tale. Or did he?