Basic Info

First Air: January 07, 1976

Rating: ⭐ 7.5/10 (21 votes)

Status: Ended

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 9

Last Episode

Name: Roger of the Raj

Season: 2, Episode: 3

Air Date: 1979-10-24

Pubescent Roger Bartlesham comes of age in the turbulent India of 60 years ago, when circumstances beyond his control drive him towards the most deplorable act known to the British Army.

Videos

Pass the Port - Ripping Yarns - Roger the Raj (YouTube)

Ripping Yarns (YouTube)

Ripping Yarns

1976 2 seasons 9 episodes ⭐ 7.5/10 21 votes

Overview

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.