Ripping Yarns (1976–1979)

1. S01E01Tomkinson's SchooldaysJanuary 7, 1976 8.8Set in the frontier days of British education, when upper lips were stiff with cold and corporal punishment was an A-level. A savage, searin
2. S01E02The Testing of Eric OlthwaiteSeptember 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.
3. S01E03Escape From Stalag Luft 112BOctober 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 li
4. S01E04Murder at Moorstones ManorOctober 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 th
5. S01E05Across the Andes by FrogOctober 18, 1977—The epic story of one man and six frogs who tried to defy the world in the greatest gamble of all.
6. S01E06The Curse of the ClawOctober 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?

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1. S02E01Whinfrey's Last CaseOctober 10, 1979—Dashing, debonair Gerald Whinfrey saves his country twice a week. But in 1913 a German plot - to start the First World War without telling a
2. S02E02Golden GordonOctober 17, 1979—A rare look at football fanaticism in the 1930s. Superfan Gordon Ottershaw supports a team which has not won a match for six years. But wors
3. S02E03Roger of the RajOctober 24, 1979—Pubescent Roger Bartlesham comes of age in the turbulent India of 60 years ago, when circumstances beyond his control drive him towards the

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