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A British television comedy series, written by Michael Palin and Terry Jones of Monty Python fame. Following an initial pilot episode in January 1976, it ran for two subsequent series of five and three episodes in October 1977 and October 1979 respectively. Each episode had a different setting and characters, looking at a different aspect of British culture and parodying pre-World War II literature aimed at schoolboys.
- Created by:
- Michael Palin, Terry Jones
- Cast:
- Michael Palin
- Language:
- English
- Network:
- BBC One
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Season 1
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E01
Episode 1
★ 8.8Tomkinson's Schooldays
1976-01-07Set in the frontier days of British education, when upper lips were stiff with cold and corporal punishment was an A-level. A savage, searing indictment of something or other.
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E02
Episode 2
The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
1977-09-27A boy becomes a man in the harsh world of the Depression. The rough, tough story of folk who couldn't afford to go on the Jarrow March.
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E03
Episode 3
Escape From Stalag Luft 112B
1977-10-04A tale of courage and valour behind the lines in the Kaiser's Germany. An inspiring story of camp life and a British officer who wouldn't lie down.
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E04
Episode 4
Murder at Moorstones Manor
1977-10-11Hugo and Dora drive down to see Mumsie and Dadsie-pie for a long weekend in the country. But their tophole weekend turns out to be longer than they thought.
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Episode 5
Across the Andes by Frog
1977-10-18The epic story of one man and six frogs who tried to defy the world in the greatest gamble of all.
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Episode 6
The Curse of the Claw
1977-10-25The terrifying story of a man who dabbled in the dark mysteries of the Orient, and lived to tell the tale. Or did he?
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Michael Palin
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