Ripping Yarns Season 1 Episode 2-The Testing Of Eric Olthwaite

[@Ant008]

Truly believe its one of the funniest and entertaining pieces of work ever produced. Perfect from end to end. Good on you Michael Palin.

[@scarahdee69]

I had an ex boyfriend believe I was right into shovels. I quoted this no end. it came to a head when after been together for 3 months he bought me a spear and Jackson shovel for Xmas. I honestly didn't know if I should laugh or cry..... I told him that I couldn't wait to show Howard moulson it 🤣

[@williamburnham3659]

It is truly excellent 😂😂😂😂😂

[@johnjackson1658]

Very funny series , the opening scenes are of sacristan colliery in County Durham and we lived in that row of houses , south view , third house from the right…x John.

[@AndyJarman]

Murder at Moorstones manor is my favourite. "Have something a little stronger?" "Two spoons of Bovril?".

[@williamburnham3659]

@@AndyJarman the father story of the goat is brilliant 😊😊😊😊

[@romanramirez7847]

As an American, I believe that this series is underrated as heck. Love Michael and Terry. Great solo project from Python. R.I.P Terry.

[@gigglygirl74clare]

Couldn't agree with you more!

[@theGENIUSofART-understood]

who cares if you are american

[@davehoward22]

Shurrup. .he only pointing it out cos it probably ain't that we'll known over there

[@DavidWilliams-zj8wo]

That’s enough Eric….! Now get some coal for’t fire! Racing vultures…….

[@quidly259]

the whole ripping yarns franchise is such superb comedy

[@paulscottrobson]

Problem is Eric Olthwaite is so good it puts the rest into shade by comparison !

[@hoppers6899]

40+ years later will only buy Spear & Jackson because of this piece of genius. Needed a trenching shovel today so went to Bunnings Hardware. 4 different brands. No contest - another S&J in the shed.

[@Blandina11]

Everybody needs two S&J number 3 shovels (placed besides each other oc) 👍😊

[@throwhammer]

Just like Howard Molson…

[@alanjwilley3021]

I was 15 years old when this was filmed a couple of villages either side of where I lived, the place was buzzing with excitement.

[@TheBrummie60]

Lucky you, to witness this comedic masterpiece in creation. They should up blue plaques at each filming location. 👍

[@TheBrummie60]

Poetry in motion, pure joy to watch! Just read Michael Parkinson's autobiography - equally superb. Parky mentions Michael Palin presenting him with a farewell gift after his last chat show, on which he was a guest: a number 5 shovel with a brass plate on it, engraved with "To the Second Most Boring Person in Yorkshire". Fabulous! 🌝

[@rushbeat14]

I bought a house in the early 90s from an old Yorkshire couple who were about to retire. They left me the contents of the garage as well and i was delighted to find in there a Spear & Jackson rake made in England as well and my word it was a good rake. Knowing this episode of Ripping Yarns i treasured that rake sure it wasn't a shovel but a RAKE is a close 2nd in importance. That rake served me well until it broke in my hands with the grain. I was heartbroken. I went shopping for another one but they were now made in China so it could never be the same.

[@portcullis5622]

Spear and Jackson eh? Was it a lawn rake? A weapon of moss destruction?

[@hmao4466]

What a beautiful story...

[@LTPottenger]

A Spear & Jackson breaking in the grain? Oh I never.

[@jerryjohnson8485]

@@portcullis5622 that is cute,that is!!☺️

[@patagualianmostly7437]

@@portcullis5622 Better ask Tony Bliar on that one....

[@alm5966]

I watched this on a repeat showing the night I came home after a hernia operation. I was in agonising pain, doped up on codeine and lying prostate in bed. I was trying desperately not to laugh as the pain was unbearable but the bit when his sister said 'shut up you boring little tit' almost killed me. I had to switch it off as I couldn't take the chance of laughing again.

[@Ndlanding]

Exactly the same thing happened to me!

[@Ndlanding]

@Pete is never wrong I had mine removed when I was a kid, along with my tonsils and my earlobes.

[@alanmelb]

@Pete is never wrong Prostrate?

[@marmite400]

Now there's a tale of daring do😁

[@martinjones5965]

Luxury !!! When I wrr lad father would break our ribs and force us to watch Three Stooges on repeat then give oos broken glass thick shaik.

[@Kris.G]

His dad pretending to be French just to avoid conversation is one of the funniest things I've ever heard.

[@paddybpaddyb9940]

& when they're in the Mayor's car someone says, " That's Eric, Jean-Pierre's son"

[@dougie1968]

Qué?

[@Elitist20]

@@paddybpaddyb9940 'Oh, aye...you're the boring one.'

[@davidpile2576]

Well, I can tell you- it's not so funny when it happens to you

[@j.b.4340]

French, with a British accent 😂

[@billybronco4223]

Same with me Dad. He'd pretend to be French to avoid talking to me. "Oh Je suis trés fatigué...." My favourite line in the show

[@philgraham5341]

Mine too!

[@stevesmith9081]

The pay off of that is genius, when the mayor asks Eric "Aren't you Jean-Pierre Olthwaite's boy?"

[@eliotreader8220]

@@billybronco4223 I think his dad was saying that he was very tired to his mum

[@MrDavey2010]

Classic pure comedy. An overlooked masterpiece.

[@DoctorDeSotoTheBand]

Mr. Ottershaw is mentioned at 5:30, he’s the blacksmith. Pretty sure that Ottershaw is the lead character’s name in that other Ripping Yarn set at the football club. In return, Eric Oldthwaite makes an appearance in the opposing football team lineup. Neat!

[@nepiris]

Arthur had a long criminal record, so we decided to call ourselves the Eric Olthwaite gang, brilliant!

[@michael65]

Eh bien le repas est pret! Such a great episode! Never tire of it.

[@PaulMitchell-uj1uu]

It gets better with time ... it was set 44 years before it was made and 41 years have passed since, adding a patina to it. It’s now a true classic.

[@vjc2270]

I remember seeing this on TV as a child and it always stayed with me. At the time, there was something about Eric’s family that reminded me very much of my own, only the other way round: I was into ancient history and whatnot and they could (and still do) have lengthy conversations about the many merits of turnips and that remarkable occasion on which the neighbour hung out her washing at an unexpected hour. My mother (now 96) still gets headaches if we’re in the same room for longer than 10 minutes. I’m clearly just a boring little tit. 😂😂

[@baabaabaa-El]

At least yer can't say ya mother never let you have it off!

[@jackwood2328]

That were my mother what hung out the washing at an unexpected hour, and dost know why she did it? My father's head were stuck in t'sink and she couldn't get washing out. And she needed t'bloomers dry for t following month.

[@MizzyG37]

Hahaha brilliant x

[@TheBrummie60]

Same here, Brum's very own Eric. Badge of honour, indeed.

[@bgm1958]

"Do you remember what your uncle said just before he died? Eeerrrraaarrrggghhh? No, before that." Comedy gold that was.

[@jowaite8889]

Micheal is brilliant. Such great facial expressions. Can’t stop watching this. The funniest man that ever lived. And he knew when to move on. I love him, 100 shovels, that would be great! Killer!!,

[@ajwalou-nack2343]

Brilliant. Best ripping yarn ever . The look on Eric's face when his sister says he's driving me out my tree 😂 Michael is such a clever man writing this shit .

[@crystalawen]

Michael Palin is actually a very good character actor indeed...

[@yvettev.warburton3585]

I've often said this. I think he is superb and stands out from the rest of the Pythons in that sense. (I love them all differently though)

[@jowaite8889]

It’s his facial expressions and general demeanour. The lumberjack song couldn’t have been done by any of the others. Brilliant.

[@gennyreid3240]

The Pythons were very lucky. Michael Palin could play any character he and the rest of them needed, in sketches or in the films.

[@johannesswarts1440]

Have never seen this since the 1970s. Funny, sad, absurd, nuanced - absolutely brilliant!

[@marktrickett5081]

The way Kenneth Colley looks behind the desk when the Bank Manager says he is standing up 😃

[@drjulia6860]

Here because of Terry Jones's passing (RIP comedy genius). This is bloody funny!

[@jeffw1267]

I'm just here to hear the song at the end, which is what I most remember about this episode. It's fantastic.

[@billythedog-309]

@me hee ???

[@paulscottrobson]

Here a year later, on the anniversary. John Cleese asked what his best character was. Despite him not actually being in this (I think, he doesn't have a major part) I still think this is best thing him and Michael Palin ever produced.

[@yvettev.warburton3585]

The best Ripping Yarns episode - absurdist, situationist, underdog-ist, comedic genius - Palin and Jones were terrific comic writing partners. This is utterly, utterly bwilliant (to quote the great philosopher, Timmy Mallett). Doesn't get better than this!

[@emmanewman458]

Possibly the funniest opening 5 minutes to any comedy episode of any series.

[@lewisner]

pas aussi intéressant que les précipitations

[@misterbonzoid5623]

Really? There's no accounting for taste. And the dad wouldn't say "Taisez-vous" to his daughter; he'd say "Tais-toi" innit

[@michaelmcginley7930]

Can't believe he was not charged with all the robberies.setting a bad example

[@jowaite8889]

@@michaelmcginley7930 Micheal should have got an Oscar, l can’t stop watching this endlessly. Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant!

[@jowaite8889]

Unbelievably funny. I’ve got The Complete Ripping Yarns book, more screenplays than stories and it great to compare this edited version. Pure brilliance.

[@lesterstickings1574]

Comedy gold, Michael and Terry are just the best! Even the white bits were black! Priceless!

[@blipblip88]

Superbly clever and funny. An underrated genius series that is deservedly of the level of comedy that is Pythonesquely wonderful!

[@martynrogers4810]

God damn. After going through a really bad patch and feeling lower than I’ve ever felt, I’m randomly skipping through monty python videos and I stumble on a show I’ve never seen. And then out of nowhere, an old man tells the main character some of the simplest and best life advice I’ve heard, just when I needed it most. I don’t know if this means skynet is operational, it was divine intervention or just random luck. Either way I’m going to get myself out of this. RIP to terry and god bless them both.

[@michaelclapham1870]

God bless you Martyn Rogers

[@bremnersghost948]

Spat beer all over my monitor and my ribs hurt laughing, How have I never seen this before?? Comedy Gold!!

[@stephenclarke2206]

Says something about their genius as comedy writers that they could make someone buying a shovel & placing it next to another one hysterically funny

[@RWPeck]

Just downright silly-stupid and good fun. And I appreciate the moral to the story, that society can be so shallow that the only difference between boring people and interesting ones is whether they've had their name in the paper.

[@blessos]

I thought further that it alludes to how normal people who are exclusively concerned with the mundane and have no interests to speak of find those who do have interests to be boring. How ironic.

[@gordondean9189]

A thousand times more so today when shallow, pointless dross get on vile shows like Big Brother and instantly become "celebrities".

[@gordondean2165]

Absolutely brilliant. Perfect casting, both sets of parents are pure comedic gold.

[@timspence6771]

I thought I'd seen every episode six times, and then I see this for the first time, I haven't laughed so much since I got a new shovel.

[@derby1884]

Was it a Spear & Jackson?

[@natural1952]

That (the day you got the new shovel) had to be quite the day!

[@baabaabaa-El]

No 3 Brass handle job!!

[@lpsp442]

Every northern town has an Eric Olthwaite. He may be a local postman who knows peculiar facts about the arrangement of regional landmarks; he could be a spirited and fidgety lad with an eye for the construction hallmarks of rugby balls. You just have to find him, wherever he may be.

[@spmoran4703]

Yes, I know many like that.

[@TheKaiTetley]

One out of every three men is a boring pillock. Look to your left, now look to your right. If neither person is boring, it’s you.

[@johnwalters4792]

I like brilo pads

[@copiousfool]

True enough, having grown up in the Dales I can confirm truth. And if in your town you don't know who the Eric Olthwaite is then it's a possibility it's you.

[@betterd9160]

Yep, I met him in 1981. He was a street sweeper wearing a yellow raincoat with a big walrus mustache

[@christhesmith]

Totally missed these even though I grew up in the UK from the late 70's to 2000. This is some ridiculous magic. Best TV I've seen in years. This one made me miss Holmfirth.Take a warped, demented concept and masterfully stretch it for half an hour without breaking it. That's craftmanship lad!

[@yvettev.warburton3585]

Aye.

[@keefp07]

'appen.

[@annalieff-saxby568]

I'd completely forgotten about these, and how great they are! It's wonderful to have the opportunity to watch them again.

[@TheresOnlyOneBrett]

Thanks for putting this up! I bought the complete series on DVD which was ruined because some moron at the BBC had added canned laughter. Grrr! I'll be watching and liking the rest now. Cheers!

[@daveb7811]

My favorite episode and line! "It were always raining.....'cept on days when it were fine"

[@RonWylie-gk5lc]

This would make a cat laugh. Everyone talks about Python but this was consistently funnier I think

[@davidscott8039]

As flawless as Fawlty Towers is, this is my favourite half-hour of TV comedy. Thanks for the upload.

[@TheMoistButDroopyLongCrotch]

David Scott not even monty python?

[@andywhite6645]

Fawlty Towers was terrible

[@mogz1485]

@@andywhite6645 it was very successful tho

[@SC-mm9wr]

@@andywhite6645 you're out of your mind - fawlty towers is as good as it gets

[@lpsp442]

I'm watching FT and RY at the moment, and the humour of both sit starkly at opposite ends of the Romantic-Ironic scale: Fawlty Towers is as effortlessly cruel as Ripping Yarns is wholesome and warm.

[@jonathanchalk2507]

In an era of comedy that we may never see again, R.I.P. British comedy 🤣

[@ErnestAbikis]

Ricky Gervais? Bill Bailey? Matt Lucas?

[@genevievecoxon6916]

This is still ridiculously funny now as was when I was a teenager back in the 80's, thankyou

[@peterschwenke4807]

Michael Palin is a genius when it comes to comedy.These old English skits he does are great

[@tassie57]

"Guess whose got a new shovel then," Ive been driving my kids mad with this one for years.

[@gsmithmedia]

a spear and jackson number 3?

[@portcullis5622]

@@gsmithmedia Yeah. Brass handle an' all!

[@gsmithmedia]

@@portcullis5622 drizzleproof

[@natural1952]

Pretty sure he said "who's" (got a new shovel)

[@sanatandharma4435]

This is so funny! When the dad has a fake bilious attack and the mother quickly drinks her tea and can't get away from the table quick enough! I was howling!! Such innocence!

[@johnhanson5943]

As a Yorkshireman, I love this. It’s perfect.

[@granthurlburt4062]

I love the covers at the start. These stories arent exactly laugh riots but the premises were quietly hilarrious and they wonderfully bring back the type of mindset and stories they were based on with suitable irony while showing deep affection for the originals.

[@NxDoyle]

One of John's great skills as a comedy writer was to make the complexity of his wordplay read with ease. When you think of Stanley Unwin, Ronnie Barker and to a lesser extent Spike Milligan, it reads in their voice and often sounds as if it could really only be spoken by them. Along with Terry J, one of Michael's great skills lies in his ability to plant little gems in dialogue and 'reportage' that fly straight by between the 'jokes'. A great example is at 21:40, when Enid is reading the article about the latest Eric Olthwaite Gang happenings. "Posing as members of the public..."

[@Stokielad_Ed]

Michael Palin's finest 30 minutes, comedy genius.

[@jowaite8889]

I can’t stop watching this. Notice the blood and tares on the washing Mrs Bag is taking in and the wrecked vulture cage after Mr Bags accident? Micheal Palin is great!

[@johnnymac8680]

A lad with a passion for shovels. Comedy gold!

[@jonathanpope81]

Hilarious Ripping Yarn. Mr. Palin at his best ! Great production all round. RIP Terry !!!

[@bumble1612]

Years since I watched this, still laughing like a dafty.

[@davidtomlinson6138]

I've always loved RIPPING YARNS , great stuff 😂

[@ballaservices9275]

Michael Palin was my favorite Python. Wonderful comedic timing and genuinely nice guy!!

[@pvthudson5069]

So well made, picturesque scenery. Charming. Miss the old world now.

[@mickd6942]

Pvt Hudson looks like was filmed at Beamish museum in county duram

[@clockwinder2924]

Oh, me too!

[@robertkristiansen3085]

S o do I .

[@jimnolls2207]

Some shows are just perfect, and this is one of them. Great writing and acting. Everyone of them are a truly Ripping Yarn.

[@jackiejamieson3835]

It is so funny and I remember first time round.xx😊

[@tonymierzwicki6181]

This is my absolute favorite Ripping Yarns episode. Thank you so much for uploading it!

[@bartcolen]

@John Tierney The father with the racing vultures is great, too.

[@baabaabaa-El]

That's definitely Terry Jones doing the vultures noises!! I'd bet me best Spear & Jackson shovel on it!!

[@ChrisJohnsonChannel]

I’m an American and I’ve never heard or seen anything like..this pure magic 😂😂😂

[@myoldmate]

You get us. Thanks, buddy. Usually, our humour whizzes by. It's all a parody of how life used to be.

[@ryandowney8743]

"Do you remember what your Uncle Arthur said just before he died?" "Auuuughhhh." XD

[@brianfitzpatrick9897]

Might not be the funniest comedy ever but a thousand times funnier than mrs Browns boys

[@tanjawesseling1904]

Too true.Im not a fan of Mrs Brown either!!😱

[@bernicecox5208]

True, Mrs. Brown’s boys can be very vulgar.

[@Mayaman67]

I was gonna say it's rubbish but as you say everything is relative.

[@lpsp442]

Mrs. Brown's Boys is negative comedy. It's actually a tragedy, taking place in real time.

[@colinwilkes8957]

Yes mrs browns boys isa pile of woebegon poo.

[@wesleyrodgers886]

We couldn't afford a fancy coal shovel. But we had a grand coal scuttle. Brass it were. With a beautiful wooden handle. Think it were oak. But it might have been pine. Lovely and smooth it were. Like real soft on your hand. And all the time I used it, at my granddads shop, it were never one for splinters. So it probably was pine. I think oak would have been darker. Though I suppose there are dark pines. If it had been lighter I think I would have thought it were pine. But I'm almost sure it were oak. Unless it were pine. Geoffrey, who lived next door didn't have a coal scuttle caus they had gas. But you can only cook black puddings on a coal fire. You can cook crumpets with a gas fire. But they taste better toasted with a coal fire. That's why we had the coal scuttle you see. We had a bucket before that, before the coal scuttle. But our brass scuttle were better than any bucket. Even a galvanised steel one, like the one our window cleaner had. I don't know if he had a coal scuttle. I know he had a coal fire. Caus i knew the chimney sweep who did our chimney, and he did the window cleaners as well. And even the window cleaner said we had a grand coal scuttle. The best scuttle he'd seen, and he cleaned Mr Sidebottom's chimney, and Mr sidebottom was my headmaster. I wish we'd had a coal fire at school, then i could have taken our scuttle in and shown everyone how grand it were. I think as coal scuttles go, it were the best in out street..and that includes the fanshaws, a real posh family 4 doors down from us, I remember all the gossip when they had a roof put on their outside toilet. I miss scuttles.

[@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494]

+Wesley Rodgers, you are a rare and fascinating man.I'm afraid I couldn't possibly marry you knowing how very interesting you are. Awfully sorry Maude

[@heatherstub]

Brilliant to the last!

[@chudleighpomeroy6803]

Thanks man cool.

[@masonringbinder684]

Oooh! that sounds like a grand coal scuttle, we never 'ad one when I were a lad because we lived in a paper bag at t'bottom of lake. One day when Mam was sifting some gravel for our t'tea.........

[@peterbyrne178]

luxury!!..we used dream of avin coal scuttle !..there were 25 of us livin in corridor !

[@stephenlief846]

I always remember this episode - I remember how I felt such empathy for Eric when I saw this about 40 years ago, so I had to watch it again tonight...thanks so much for sharing it!

[@hammadoolass]

The racing vulture cracked me up! You've got to be from "up north" to appreciate this kind of humour. LOVE IT.

[@francavadini8370]

From down south and...LOVE IT

[@TheKazadoodle]

I'm on another continent entirely and I still love it and appreciate it.

[@dublinius]

Rubbish, it's appreciated all over.

[@jalmarirantala6059]

From Finland and loving it

[@ThePlataf]

I'm from deep in the Southern Hemisphere, and I think it's hilarious.

[@Spookieham]

Coming from latter days of Python this is still sheer genius and stands the test of time well.

[@mrjamescurry]

“You got to make something of your life!!! What?! Buy a new Shovel?!”😂

[@oldrunnerstepx2638]

aw brilliant, will have to watch these. I am a big Monty Python fan, but missed these Ripping Yarns. Just watching the first few seconds is classic, "even when it wasn't raining it was overcast with a lot of moisture in the air". PMSL

[@howlermonkey781]

Can't beat British comedy I can remember watching this on TV when it came out in the 70s great to see again funnier than ever fantastic talent, humour is very important, a good belly aching laugh at yourself is almost medicinal.

[@ufoclips1]

It IS medicinal!!!,laughter releases so many good chemicals.

[@sionyevans]

Good work Michael Palin ..WE love ya son...🎉❤

[@steinarbjerke7623]

Ha-ha...what a gem this series is. Thx so much...strange that I've never come across it earlier.

[@CJBW335]

Undret new shuvvels - that'll be nice. Superb real comedy.

[@porflepopnecker4376]

My very favorite episode of "Ripping Yarns"!

[@johnseabrook1029]

The boredom was just too much for them. All based on a true story apparently. Michael Palin is a living legend.

[@pelustroth3199]

Brilliant. I love the Newspaper headlines "Manager tells of night of Boredom", "Poor to get free rain gauges" and "Big shovel haul in Darlington". Fantastic !.

[@Smudgie]

Imagine being stuck inside with Eric during a pandemic!

[@spmoran4703]

Oh god no!

[@oliviavlogs2293]

Well at least you can use a shovel during the pandemic!

[@johnhanson5943]

You’re not a Yorkshireman!

[@astrano80001]

That would’ve been infinitely less boring than the actual pandemic and the neighbours moaning about it! Rain gauges, black pudding and shovels? Bliss!

[@vashna3799]

His dad pretending to be french so he didn’t have to speak to him😆

[@yvettev.warburton3585]

Just fucking stupendously absurd. Doesn't matter how many times I watch this, I cry with laughter every time.

[@russelljones3970]

What I find utterly hilarious is the Mayor's question at 13:25!

[@poonlikka6174]

I`ve `ad it!!!! Not enough respect is shown for the admirers of precipitation and the gauges we get records of said precipitation from!!!

[@margyeoman3564]

Michael Palin was such a dolll in his characters and humor!❤

[@paulcrombie9623]

Micheal Palin is one of the greatest comedy actors England has ever produced. The Life of Brian is the tops of comedy!

[@JohnMcPhersonStrutt]

This creased me up the first time around! I still can't get over Mr Bag (who kept racing vultures in't Scarsdale Road) telling of "Julian" attacking his dinner guests. How Reg Lye kept a straight face while delivering that monologue I'll never know.

[@portcullis5622]

"It wouldn't matter if you had a hundred shovels Eric". "Hundred, that'd be good!"

[@freddyferret2313]

Should have done another series. Better than modern crap.

[@ronalddumpster6168]

Back in my day, comedy were gold, ey

[@dimmazeen]

@@ronalddumpster6168 Aye

[@DanceySteveYNWA]

You have become Victor Meldrew

[@muppetrowlf1473]

The best surreal comedy ever made. Bar absolutely none. I’m off to Wickes to buy a Spear & Jackson Spade….see you.

[@patronsaintofpoison]

I watched all the episodes accessible to me and have decided this is my favorite one.

[@Ripplin]

"Original air date - 27 September 1977" Wow, I just found out that this, one of the finest pieces of comedy to ever air, debuted on the day I was born! :)

[@andrewt.2850]

Well happy belated birthday my friend!

[@bumble1612]

Aired a day after my 15th birthday, classic stuff.

[@dannygroom3327]

What day were you born then

[@tedlanz5038]

What did the rain gauge say on that auspicious day?

[@arwelp]

Aired in my first week of year 2 at uni!

[@soulmate702000]

I grew up in West Yorkshire and with this gem of a series. Brings back a lot of great memories.

[@chrisantoniou4366]

The funniest of a very, very funny series - the BEST!

[@bigbearfuzzums7027]

I nearly injured myself laughing! This is gold and the BBC tightwads complaining about high costs screwed us out of irreplaceable comdey gold of more episodes and seasons that could have been! The sadness!

[@lucymoody4927]

I loved Ripping Yarns - my favorite Post Python production

[@blandee]

One of my absolute favs from my youth , funny from start to finish and living oop north bang on ! 😂

[@TheFith67]

Our dad bought me a shovel for Christmas one year. It were a right Bobby Dazzler. I put it with the one I had off our mam for Easter.

[@keldaogg2157]

Our Dad used to have racing vultures. Brings a tear to me eyes

[@excelents]

And to think Eric played for Denley Moor Academicals in final game of Football between them and Barnstoneworth United before the ground was sold to the Arthur Fogan Scrap corporation for redevelopment a year later in 1935.

[@tomhaskett5161]

'Eight One! Eight bloody One'

[@johndoyle4723]

RIP Terry, wow they were so good. I really want to own a Spear and Jackson No.3, meanwhile a fair bit of precipitation outside. Thanks for posting I saw this the first time round, good to see again.

[@TheWacoKid1963]

Set in Yorkshire, but the majority of it is made in County Durham ie Beamish museum, Tow Law, Sacriston and the High Force waterfall. Two of the old cars still survive 43 years later, BR 7084 & BVK 566.

[@andrewdaley3081]

I thought that was bemish just been back there a few years back. Thanks for the info. Andy England 🇬🇧👍

[@clothilde1623]

When I was wee my dad used to take us down to Beamish from Scotland, always loved it. I wish we had more ‘living museums’ like that in Britain.

[@colinwilkes8957]

Isn’t high force near where Hannah hauxwell lived?

[@mangrove]

I thought I recognized Arthur...it's Kenneth Colley, who played Admiral Piett in the original Star Wars trilogy.

[@Stiffd1]

Jason Garfield Bardy Aye, Arthur made somethin’ of himself-started out in vaults and ends an admirable villain!

[@initialcreation]

He also played Jesus in Life of Brian. Pretty cool aye

[@MrDavey2010]

Kenneth Colley is a fine actor

[@nicholasaslanides9703]

Also played Jesus in life of brian, and the accordion player in pennies from heaven

[@porflepopnecker4376]

I think he was also in Lisztomania.

[@d7sfblab]

I'd bet a new shovel the vultures were voiced by Terry Jones. They're so good...

[@porflepopnecker4376]

Terry should've played Eric's mother. The actress already resembles him.

[@garyfenlon5769]

Michael Palin has said in the past (on the dvd audio commentary, i think) that he regretted only having Terry Jones co-write and appear in only 1 Ripping Yarns as he wanted to avoid the series being seen as another 'Monty Python' spin off.

[@ufoclips1]

What?...a Spear and Jackson???

[@EDKguy]

Brilliant on so many levels!!!

[@1970groupie]

This is terrific. Didn't expect to laugh so hard. Hadn't seen the series before. Thanks I needed that.❤😂