Among the first was tomkinsons schooldays, a spoof of tom browns schooldays, written by and. Welcome to the official michael palin youtube channel. Tomkinsons schooldays, a success story about a young incorrigible. An authentic account of an english boys, tomkinson, life at a public.
Michael palin and terry jones ripping yarns eyre methuen, 1980. Tomkinsons schooldays was a pilot episode made for the series. In tomkinsons schooldays a young boy tries to avoid the brutality of the school bully. Michael palin in ripping yarns 1976 ripping yarns 1976 michael palin in ripping. This is a list of the nine episodes forming the series. The pilot episode, tomkinsons schooldays, aired independently under that title on 7 january 1976, and carried an unmistakable pythonesque edge, with its intense cruelty. One other python member makes a brief appearance in one episode. Each episode was selfcontained, the only common elements being michael palins participation jones only appeared in tomkinsons schooldays, the title sequence and the impression that they could all have been sourced from a typical boys own adventure comic from the turn of the 20th century, were it not for the many pythonesque absurdities. It was written by michael palin and terry jones of monty python fame.
Ripping yarns was presented in the style of boys own adventure stories when all a chap needed was a stiff upper lip, a healthy. It was about some boring lad from a yorkshire village. Of all the pythons, michael palin and terry jones seemed to be the most inseparable. Palin is on great form as both the freshfaced tomkinson and the bash street kidslike headmaster. The series itself came off the back of a one off bbc program called tomkinsons schooldays.
First on this tape is tomkinsons schooldays and its just overflowing. Much in the same way that the comic strip would parody the antics of enid blytons famous five in the 1980s, so ripping yarns would spoof the plucky britishers of yesteryear in a series of standalone comedies which parodied the golden age of the empire. Ripping yarns season 1 episode 1 tomkinsons schooldays. The disc has runtime of just over three hours, with most. Ripping yarns was the best thing the pythons ever did. Ripping yarns is a british television comedy series. Imagine my surprise when i saw that part of the programme had been filmed in weardale.
One of those projects was a series of nine half hour television comedies collectively titled ripping yarns. Following an initial pilot episode in january 1976, it ran for two series six episodes in september and october 1977 and three episodes in october 1979. Watch ripping yarns season 1, episode 6 the curse of the claw. Ripping yarns s01xe01 avi tomkinsons schooldays part 3 of 3. After the monty python tv shows in the early 70s terry jones and myself had to find a comedy formula that didnt look like a ripoff of python. The testing of eric olthwaite sees the most boring boy in the world become. After monty python ended in 1974 the bbc was eager to find new projects for the now expythons. One of the episodes of the comedy tv series ripping yarns. All nine episodes of the satirical adventure series written by and starring exmonty python member michael palin, with additional writing by terry jones. The films also star gwen watford, ian ogilvy, roy kinnear, and bill fraser. Ripping yarns features three exciting tales from different eras starring comic actor extraordinaire michael palin. Tomkinsons schooldays was first aired on 7th january 1976, and featured palin as tomkinson and as the headmaster. It successfully takes the absurdities of monty python, and blends that with proper storytelling. Ripping yarns season 1 episode 2the testing of eric olthwaite duration.
Jones makes his only ripping yarns appearance is one of the teachers. Ripping yarns started a year after python ended, with its pilot tomkinsons schooldays being broadcast in 1975. Ripping yarns full episode guide season 2 3 full episodes. A message board thread about ripping yarns in bcgs sitcoms forum. With michael palin, terry jones, gwen watford, ian ogilvy. New boarder tomkinson is thoroughly miserable at graybridge public school where he has to fight the grizzly bear,get nailed to the wall on st tadgers day and do the bidding of grayson,also known as school bully. Terry jones and michael palin ripping yarns comedy series. When his mother refuses to let him come home he makes. Ripping yarns tomkinsons schooldays tv episode 1976 imdb. The dull, dreary antihero eric was played by michael palin. Ripping yarns is a british television adventure comedy anthology series. Eric lived in the 1920s in the grey yorkshire village of denley moor. Jones appeared only in the first one, tomkinsons schooldays. Each episode is a selfcontained parody of the victorian boys ownstyle of story.
It was first broadcast on bbc 2 between 1976 and 1979. See more ripping yarns the complete series dvd, 2012. Think the only episode i ever saw was tomkinsons schooldays although theres a number of episodes posted on yutbe, but found this in a charity shop last week. See more ideas about bbc tv series, michael palin and terry jones. Watch ripping yarns online full episodes of season 2 to. Here you will find classic palin videos, including the complete and. The complete ripping yarns the nine ripping yarns were made for the bbc from 1976 to 1978. And for the first episode it almost seemed like a continuation of the python series. Roger and the miranda yearn to run away together and open a chemists shop, but an indian uprising interrupts their planned elopement. The series was repeated on bbc4 commencing with tomkinsons schooldays on 3 april 2014. My schoooool, my schoooool, how gravely she stands bawled out by hundreds of.
Offbeat comedy which celebrates the role that pointless violence in public schools has made. New boarder tomkinson is thoroughly miserable at graybridge public school where he has to fight the grizzly bear,get nailed to the wall on st tadger s day and do the bidding of grayson,also known as school bully. Ripping yarns tomkinsons schooldays tv episode 1976. Watch ripping yarns season 1, episode 1 tomkinsons schooldays. Ripping yarns, series 1, tomkinsons schooldays bbc two. This is not the sort of floating consciousness sketch writing that was so prevalent in the monty python days, but we did see some hints of this type of whole show sketch writing with the python episode the cycling tour where the entire episode had a. Exclusive to, the complete ripping yarns reprint features scripts for the nine ripping yarns episodes. Ripping yarns s01xe01 avi tomkinsons schooldays part 2 of. It was followed by a first series of six episodes including a rerun of the pilot was broadcast in 1977. Call me school bully, you ghastly little toad tomkinson. The testing of eric olthwaite sees the most boring boy in. Ripping yarns tomkinsons schooldays trailer youtube.
Six episodes tomkinsons schooldays and the five episodes of the first series. Ripping yarns season 1 episode 3escape from stalag luft 112b duration. Ripping yarns is a television comedy series created by michael palin and terry jones. They were written by terry jones and michael palin and all starred palin in a variety of roles. Ripping yarns s01xe01 avi tomkinsons schooldays part 2 of 3. Find out when ripping yarns is on tv, including series 1 episode 1. The pilot episode of ripping yarns, the series of splendid adventures set in the early 1900s created by terry jones and michael palin. This set contains the the first six episodes of ripping yarns the testing of eric olthwaite tomkinsons schooldays escape from stalag luft 112b whinfreys last case the curse of the claw golden gordon on two dvds in a special gift box complete with no thats right zero special features. In the schools model boat club, tomkinson builds a fullscale model. As you may have gathered, tom browns schooldays is the main target here, with nods to the television series orson welles great mysteries and umpteen p. Ripping yarns is a television comedy series created by michael palin and terry jones and first broadcast on bbc 2 between 1976 and 1979. An authentic account of an english boys, tomkinson, life at a public school, where he tries to escape and receives help. Ripping yarns s1e1 tomkinsons schooldays 12 legendado pt.
My favorite episodes have to be tomkinsons schooldays with a great guest turn by ian oglivy as school bully, escape from stalag luft 112b with roy kinnear, and the testing of eric olthwaite where palin plays a dunce of a boy. Each episode is illustrated with photos from various scenes scattered throughout plus the occasional full page feature, and theres a page of film credits for each episode at the back. This was loosely inspired by the famous book tom browns schooldays and was shown in 1976, becoming the pilot episode for a series of five stories that would follow in 1977 entitled ripping yarns the second series was shorter, screened in 1979. Now heres a show that isnt exactly unknown, but i dont think ripping yarns michael palin and terry jones loving spoof of oldstyle stories for boys gets enough love. Ripping yarns e uma serie comica britanica escrita pelos. The testing of eric olthwaite sees the most boring boy in the world become involved with a gang of bank robbers.
Video clip from tomkinsons schooldays, the complete ripping yarns dvd. 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. Although all were cowritten by palin and jones, the latter appeared only in the first episode, tomkinsons schooldays. Ripping yarns is a fine collection of very funny stories from michael palin and terry jones. This is when timelife offered ripping yarns a series written and staring two python members, michael palin and terry jones. When his mother refuses to let him come home he makes several attempts to escape,all unsuccessful.