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Ripping Yarns

Series 2

Episode 1: Whinfrey's Last Case

Duration: 31 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

A knockabout tale of international intrigue. Dashing, debonair Gerald Whinfrey saves his country twice a week. But in 1913 a German plot - to start the First World War without telling anyone - coincides with his Cornish fishing holiday. Where will Whinfrey's loyalties lie? Show less

Contributors

Gerald Whinfrey:
Michael Palin
Mrs Otway:
Maria Aitken
Admiral Jefferson:
Antony Carrick
General Chapman:
Jack May
Director:
Alan JW Bell

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