Ripping Yarns

TV Series
1976–1979
TV-PG
30m

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7.8/10

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This show is a collection of tales that make for "ripping good" television. Sir Michael Palin played a different lead character in each yarn.This show is a collection of tales that make for "ripping good" television. Sir Michael Palin played a different lead character in each yarn.This show is a collection of tales that make for "ripping good" television. Sir Michael Palin played a different lead character in each yarn.

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IMDb RATING

7.8/10

1.8K

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Won 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

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At least three episodes were never fully realized. According to Sir Michael Palin and Terry Jones, "The Seawolf", "Rizzo the Wonder Dog", and "Dracula at St. Dominics" were started, but not completed.

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Featured in The Pythons (1979)

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Façade, Suite No. 2 - Fanfare
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Composed by William Walton
[series theme tune]

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Nine, not twelve.

First of all, there are only 9 episodes. Some comments here refer to there being 12, which might be a result of hallucinogenic drugs, no idea...

RY is very entertaining, quite Pythonesque in many ways. While not all stories are equally funny, all are at the very least interesting to watch. Sometimes weirdness alone in a comedy can keep one's attention, the (successful) gags being a bonus. "Golden", for example, is a comparatively subdued episode but has a certain charm, ditto "Winfrey".

"Tomkinson", "Escape" and "Murder" are the funniest episode, whereas "Roger" and "Frog" didn't turn out that well by comparison.

The DVD offers a relatively interesting running commentary by both Palin and Jones. If, like me, you are annoyed by left-leaning actors/directors promoting their ideology publicly, you should be warned that Jones uses any chance he can to connect what goes on in a scene to social or political issues. He is a Marxist to a fault, but I think we can forgive him for that due to his Python past and cheerful affability...