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 3 - Roger Of The Raj
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. Suitable for younger viewers only.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 24th October 1979
- Time
- 9:25pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Michael Palin | Roger |
| Richard Vernon | Lord Bartlesham |
| Joan Sanderson | Lady Bartlesham |
| Roger Brierley | Hopper |
| John Le Mesurier | Colonel Runciman |
| Jan Francis | Miranda |
| Allan Cuthbertson | Major Daintry |
| David Griffin | Captain Meredith |
| Charles McKeown | Captain Morrison |
| David Warwick | Captain Cooper |
| Michael Stainton | The Gamekeeper |
| Ken Shorter | 1st Mutinous Officer |
| Douglas Hinton | 2nd Mutinous Officer |
| Dorothy Frere | Housemaid |
| Marta Gillot | Miranda's Indian Servant |
| Aileen Lewis | Miranda's Mother |
| Lewis Alexander | Miranda's Father |
| Michael Palin | Writer |
| Terry Jones | Writer |
| Jim Franklin | Director |
| Jim Franklin | Producer |
| Dan Rae | Editor |
| Nigel Curzon | Production Designer |
| Reg Pope | Director of Photography |