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Ripping Yarns - The Box Set [DVD] [1976]

DVD ~ Michael Palin
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Michael Palin, Charles McKeown, David Griffin, Michael Stainton, Peter Graham
  • Directors: Terry Hughes
  • Format: Box set, PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: All Regions
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Meridian Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 23 Jul 2001
  • Run Time: 172 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005LDFS
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 34,676 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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All the episodes in one box set.

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48 of 48 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars NOT the complete box set! Only 2 disks instead of 3, alas., 21 Oct 2001
By A Customer
Contains the two DVDs "Ripping Yarns" and "More Ripping Yarns", with the first six scathing parodies of boys' adventure stories, staring with 'Tompkinson's Schooldays'. The series exhibits a superlative dry wit throughout. However, the set is NOT complete: it does not contain the third disk "Even More Ripping Yarns", with the final three yarns, including two of the best (in my opinion): 'Roger of the Raj' and 'Across The Andes By Frog'.
Interestingly, most catalogs now show the third disk as being unavailable or withdrawn. Curious.
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars NOT the first 6 episodes, 12 Jan 2004
By A Customer
The Amazon synopsis describes this as the full set, which is not true - there were 9 episodes made in total. Many of the reviews above add to the confusion. Thanks to the reviewer above who mentions the 3rd DVD "Even more Ripping Yarns", which contains the 'missing' three episodes. I just want to clarify that the 'first six' refers to the first 6 released on DVD, NOT the first 6 made by Palin & co (this confused the hell out of me for a while). The 2-DVD box set in fact contains a mix from series 1 & 2. According to the BBC web site, series 2 was: Whinfrey's Last Case, Golden Gorden & Roger of the Raj. The other 6 episodes were series 1 (including Tomkinson's Schooldays, the pilot episode). Hope somebody finds this useful! As for the content - well, they were all classics, weren't they??
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Not Good Enough, 9 Oct 2004
By A. L. Baird (Cramlington, Northumberland United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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Nice to see the final three episodes being released at long last. But where does that leave us who bought the boxed set assuming it was the full run? Not good enough! Another example of exploitation of the consumer. Pity because they are a true example of classic comedy.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Anorak Facts
According to my battered copy of the The Complete Ripping Yarns (Mandarin 1980), the nine "classic yarns which set British television back 60 years" are;
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4.0 out of 5 stars A Five Star DVD?
First a confession; I haven't yet bought the DVD as I'm waiting for it to (hopefully) come back into stock. However I know the content well. Read more
Published on 17 Nov 2003 by J. Punter

5.0 out of 5 stars ripping yarns box set
you will not be disapointed with this set it has got most of the best episodes(tomkinsons schooldays and the curse of the claw) ok so there are no extras on the dvds but who cares... Read more
Published on 5 May 2003 by graham prince

4.0 out of 5 stars Great cult British comedy but DVD package falls short
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5.0 out of 5 stars 'Come On Barnstoneworth' !!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Near Forgotten Classic
I remember watching Ripping Yarns when it came out while I was a slip of a lad at school. It was by "the Monty Python guys" so it had to be funny. Read more
Published on 9 Oct 2001 by P. Harris

5.0 out of 5 stars am i getting old
i can barely remember watching these when i was a kid,,,but im glad i did,,i didnt appreciate them as much as i do now though,i recommend this to anyone who has thought... Read more
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