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The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
Ripping Yarns - S1 - E2
A 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.
Ripping Yarns: Season 1 - 6 Episode s
1x1 - Tomkinson's Schooldays
January 7, 1976
Set 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.
1x2 - The Testing of Eric Olthwaite
September 27, 1977
A 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.
1x3 - Escape From Stalag Luft 112B
October 4, 1977
A 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.
1x4 - Murder at Moorstones Manor
October 11, 1977
Hugo 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.
1x5 - Across the Andes by Frog
October 18, 1977
The epic story of one man and six frogs who tried to defy the world in the greatest gamble of all.
1x6 - The Curse of the Claw
October 25, 1977
The terrifying story of a man who dabbled in the dark mysteries of the Orient, and lived to tell the tale. Or did he?