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Ripping Yarns

1976–197915BBC One
A British television comedy series, written by Michael Palin and Terry Jones of Monty Python fame. Following an initial pilot episode in January 1976, it ran for two subsequent series of five and three episodes in October 1977 and October 1979 respectively. Each episode had a different setting and characters, looking at a different aspect of British culture and parodying pre-World War II literature aimed at schoolboys.Read more
Seasons
2
Episodes
9
Runtime
45m
Rating
Rated 7.7 out of 10

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Roger of the Raj

S02 · E03 · Aired Oct 24, 1979

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Status
Ended
First aired
Jan 7, 1976
Last aired
Oct 24, 1979
Created by
Michael Palin, Terry Jones
Networks
BBC One
Country
United Kingdom
Original language
English
Seasons
2
Episodes
9
Community rating
7.7 / 10 from 25 votes

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