Unfortunately the country has since been overrun, we can stop war ships and aircraft but we have no defence against rubber dinghies.

I bet that coal looks as black as that black pudding.

Rajar of the Roj

It's worrying me how much I empathise with Eric! I think I'm an insufferable bore!

Watched this every Sunday on TV when it first came out. Delightful for a 17 year old

Brilliant.

Is there a show or movie with the guy who plays the dad? He is the best actor in the show, mom is a very close second

I love the scene where Kevin asks his father where Burma is, 15:30. I saw this when it was originally shown on TV in 1977.

Was the a documentary 😂

The most interesting Yorkshire man in television history 😂

It wouldn't be killing if it weren't completely

Oh the good old days when every town hall had a rain guage😅

My uncle said the same thing just before he died 😂

The sort of bloke who starts a conversation with you in the pub

He didnt mention how black the coal was

It's grim oop north😂

Just loved these, never knew if anyone else in America even knew it existed.

There are only three words for this episode - Brilliant! Brilliant! Brilliant! 🥸👍

I love these documentaries.

The League of Gentlemen borrowed heavily from Ripping Yarns, especially the opening credits/ music.

The weakest story in the series. Should just be forgotten.

Wish we still ate breakfast like that

Tacoma Washington state West coast U.S.A. Here. Good grief, what have I stumbled on here😳🙄

AwAIsayDeaeEevernyDorgEnzJatLaalaashArdoonaayz!!

Long time since I came across this, and just having to go to turn in, but managed to see a few minutes and cracking good. Shall revisit this tomorrow. This series really took the micky out of the toffs. Brilliant ending

We made our bed and now we are lying on it, a bed of nails.

“Call him a racing vulture? Ee’s nuthin’ but trouble”.

they did not muck around with the special effects!

this needs remaking!

Brilliant opening scene, haven’t seen that for forty years, completely forgotten it. Once again, love!

hang on,,, Uncle Jack,,,,, is he ...... of Nurgle?

thats ,,,father jack from father ted isnt it

shades of inside number 9

I never got Ripping Yarns , never found it funny just stupid .

Who here in 2025 ? Bill Fraser . “ I’ll be leaving you now “🫡

He was the undertsated genius of comedy and all because he knew how to have fun

The best one. Just SO stupid.

The wonderful Mrs Richards .

The Dad

That's Eric Oldthwite at number eight. T' bank robber? It were never proved.

There should have been more of Candace Glendenning on tv. She’d have made a great DrWho companion. ❤

Palin was such a lovely actor. His recent turn in Iannucci's 'Death of Stalin" is a standout.

Ever seen Chapman/Douglas Adams series, "Out of the Trees"? Another buried treasure from the post Circus era.

A friend once said they wanted to meet Michael Palin to ask him what drugs he was on to write this. I visited Cornwall because of this, I even had my first kipper in my b&b. Imagine my delight when I found a Borussia Dortmund shirt in a charity shop. I still have it.

Bloody 2nd Dr who....Bloody show off!!!!!

The funny thing is that swatches of the English upper crust in reality wete a bit like this.

"To hell with the Red Cross!"

“This is no time to be sentimental Barty, we have other children”!

That conversation between Eric and Arthur about shovels are just so funny and heartwarming,, that’s incredible, i never heard something like that . 😊😊😊

Forget the kipper, get the gun ! 😂