someone posted a clip from one of the ripping yarns, excellent so after it finished i followed the link and watched 2 more , the one below struck home we had just been defeated they played in red and white stripes and the pleasure and laughs from this really lifted my spirits so enjoy lads its a cracker.
I have the ripping yarns box set and Golden Gordon is my favourite. Watched it loads and it always rings true to me. First time I saw it I was crying with laughter. 8 bloody 1
I remember an episode called 'The Claw' i think it was. Only one I have ever seen. It was on the end of a tape full Bilko's my dad had taped off the telly onto VHS in the 80's. I remember a horrible crust infected dying old bedridden man in it. Scared the **** out of me as a kid.
My favorite episode was Tompkinsons schooldays - "I was 17 miles from Greybridge before I was caught by the school leopard"
i've got all 6 episodes later box sets are without audience laughter which spoils them, i slam the doors when we lose but don't take off the hinges lol. The claw is hilarious also.
Remember the ship in metalwork. The Ice breaker. Teacher "Tompkinson its supposed to be to scale". "It is Sir full scale" as it pans to him atop a double extension ladder. I cried laughing at that episode.
They’re brilliant. I don’t think there was a bad episode. Much like Fawlty Towers in that the small number of episodes kept the quality high.
