Ripping Yarns
- TV sitcom
- BBC Two
- 1976 - 1979
- 9 episodes (2 series)
Series of comic plays written by Pythons Terry Jones and Michael Palin.
Episode menu
Series 2, Episode 1 - Whinfrey's Last Case
Dashing, debonair Gerald Whinfrey saves his country twice a week. But in 1913 a German plot - to start the First World War a year early, without telling anyone - coincides with his holiday. Where will Whinfrey's priorities lie? A knock-about tale of international intrigue. Suitable for some children.
Notes
The on-screen title of this episode is misspelled as Winfrey's Last Case.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 10th October 1979
- Time
- 9:25pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Michael Palin | TV Introducer |
| Michael Palin | Gerald Whinfrey |
| Maria Aitken | Mrs. Otway |
| Antony Carrick | Admiral Jefferson |
| Edward Hardwicke | Mr. Girton |
| Richard Hurndall | Carne |
| Jack May | General Chapman |
| Gerald Sim | Lord Raglan |
| Ann Way | Old Lady (Lotte) |
| Michael Sharvell-Martin | Smooth German |
| Charles McKeown | Mr. Ferris |
| Anthony Woodruff | Portly Man |
| Roy Sampson | Army Captain |
| Phillip Clayton-Gore | Another Eddie |
| Patrick Bailey | Vinney |
| Steve Conway | Meat Porter |
| Rex Taylor | Butler |
| Richard Sheekey | Policeman |
| Reg Turner | Policeman |
| David George | British Soldier |
| Keith Webb | Fisherman |
| David Almond | Fisherman |
| Peter McDonald | McKerras |
| James Muir | Car Driver |
| David Rolfe | Car Driver |
| Gus Roy | Assistant Butler |
| Susan Bishop | PA |
| Derek Holt | Bedboy |
| Mark Allington | Bedboy |
| David Payne | Bedboy |
| Martin Grant | Bedboy |
| Michael Gordon-Browne | Assistant Cook |
| Clark Stephens | Assistant Cook |
| Reg Woods | Assistant Butler |
| Jo Peters | Mrs. Partington |
| Eric French | M Bientot |
| Michael Palin | Writer |
| Terry Jones | Writer |
| Alan J. W. Bell | Director |
| Alan J. W. Bell | Producer |
| Sydney Lotterby | Executive Producer |
| Glenn Hyde | Editor |
| Gerry Scott | Production Designer |
| Roger Reece | Costume Designer |
| Ian Hewett | Graphics |