Ripping Yarns 48 years old

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.

Credits

John Cleese

Passer-By

John Cleese

Denholm Elliott

Edward Hardwicke

Roy Kinnear

Richard Vernon

Lord Bartlesham

Cast

Name	Character
John Cleese He was 36 , now 84 years old	as Passer-By
John Cleese He was 36 , now 84 years old
Denholm Elliott He was 53 , 70 years old when he died
Edward Hardwicke He was 43 , 78 years old when he died
Roy Kinnear He was 41 , 54 years old when he died
Richard Vernon He was 50 , 72 years old when he died	as Lord Bartlesham
Candace Glendenning She was 22 , now 70 years old
Michael Palin He was 32 , now 80 years old
Ian Ogilvy He was 32 , now 80 years old
Kenneth Colley He was 38 , now 86 years old
Nicholas Day He was 33 , now 81 years old
Terry Jones He was 33 , 77 years old when he died
Roger Brierley He was 40 , 70 years old when he died	as Hopper
John Phillips He was 40 , 59 years old when he died
John Le Mesurier He was 63 , 71 years old when he died	as Col. Runciman
Gwen Watford She was 48 , 66 years old when she died
Allan Cuthbertson He was 55 , 67 years old when he died	as Maj. Daintry
Timothy Carlton He was 37 , now 85 years old
Frank Middlemass He was 56 , 87 years old when he died
Barbara New She was 52 , 87 years old when she died

Crew

Name	Job title
Terry Hughes Directing He was 20 , now 68 years old	Director
Michael Palin Writing He was 32 , now 80 years old	Writer
Terry Jones Writing He was 33 , 77 years old when he died	Writer

Ripping Yarns (48 years)

Ended

First Air Date: 1976-01-07
Runtime: [45,30] minutes
Number of Episodes: 9