Ripping Yarns
1976–1979 · BBC Two · 30 min · 2 seasons
S02E03 · Roger of the Raj
Wed, 24 Oct, 9:00 pm
A tale of social guilt and sexual awakening in dramatic, all-action living colour. Pubescent Roger Bartlesham comes of age in the turbulent climate of colonial India, when circumstances beyond his control drive him towards the most deplorable act known to the British army.
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Episodes
- E01
Whinfrey's Last Case
Wed, 10 Oct· 30 minA knockabout tale of international intrigue. Dashing, debonair Gerald Whinfrey saves his country twice a week. But in 1913 a German plot - to start the First World War without telling anyone - coincides with his Cornish fishing holiday. Where will Whinfrey's loyalties lie?
- E02
Golden Gordon
Wed, 17 Oct· 30 minA torrid tale of football fanaticism in the 1930s. Super-fan Gordon Ottershaw supports Barnstoneworth United, a team that hasn't won a match for six years. But worse is to come and Gordon and his bicycle clips are re-united in a last desperate bid for glory and Bovril.
- E03
Roger of the Raj
Wed, 24 Oct· 30 minA tale of social guilt and sexual awakening in dramatic, all-action living colour. Pubescent Roger Bartlesham comes of age in the turbulent climate of colonial India, when circumstances beyond his control drive him towards the most deplorable act known to the British army.
Cast
Michael Palin
Various Characters