In the vein of The Omen and To the Devil a Daughter crossed with Ripping Yarns.

Post-Python, Jones' comedy writing continued with Ripping Yarns, with Michael Palin.

Ripping Yarns (1977)

Some material was later used in Palin's 1977 TV series, Ripping Yarns.

He has produced and/or directed many BBC series since the early 1970s, most notably Last of the Summer Wine, Ripping Yarns and the TV adaptation of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Ripping Yarns (1 episode, 1977)

Ripping Yarns (1976-1979)

Mitchell is survived by his wife, the actress Celia Hewitt, whose bookshop, Ripping Yarns, is in Highgate, and their two daughters Sasha and Beattie.