6 episodes
Ripping Yarns - Season 1
First aired Jan 7, 1976Season 1
Browse all 6 episodes in this season, including available images, air dates, runtimes, ratings and episode summaries from TMDB.
Episodes
Episode 1
Tomkinson's Schooldays
Jan 7, 19764 votes
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.
Episode 2
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
Sep 27, 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.
Episode 3
Escape From Stalag Luft 112B
Oct 4, 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.
Episode 4
Murder at Moorstones Manor
Oct 11, 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.
Episode 5
Across the Andes by Frog
Oct 18, 1977
The epic story of one man and six frogs who tried to defy the world in the greatest gamble of all.
Episode 6
The Curse of the Claw
Oct 25, 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?