Ripping Yarns Season 1, Ep. 2 "The Testing of Eric Ulthwaite"

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Eric is delighted when he is taken hostage by a bank robber who shares his interest in shovels and weather gauges.
  • Starring: Roger Avon, John Barrett
  • Directed by: Terry Hughes
  • Runtime: 29 minutes
  • Original air date: September 27, 1977
  • Network: BBC
 
  
 
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Episode 2, "The Testing of Eric Ulthwaite"
Synopsis: Eric is delighted when he is taken hostage by a bank robber who shares his interest in shovels and weather gauges.
Original air date: September 27, 1977
Runtime: 29 minutes
ASIN: B000KBC3Q8
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #305,472 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
Ripping Yarns Season 1
Synopsis: Michael Palin stars in hilarious half-hour comedies spoofing adventure stories from boys' books of the Victorian era.
Starring: Michael Palin, Isabel Dean
Supporting actors: Iain Cuthbertson, Frank Middlemass, Harold Innocent, Candace Glendenning, Ann Zelda
Season year: 1977
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Network: BBC
ASIN: B000KBGCKQ
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