Dick Turpin (TV series)

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For the legendary English rogue, see Dick Turpin.

Dick Turpin

Genre	Historical, Drama, Comedy
Created by	Richard Carpenter, Charles Crichton, John Kane and Paul Wheeler.
Starring	Richard O'Sullivan, Michael Deeks, Christopher Benjamin, David Daker
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Language(s)	English
No. of episodes	31
Production
Running time	30 min. approx
Broadcast
Original channel	ITV
Original run	6 January 1979 – 6 March 1982
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Dick Turpin is a British television drama series starring Richard O'Sullivan and Michael Deeks. It was created and written by Richard Carpenter, Charles Crichton, John Kane and Paul Wheeler for broadcasting at the British TV station ITV between 1979 to 1982. 31 episodes over 4 series were filmed in colour on location at Maidenhead in Berkshire, England.

The series is loosely based on the adventures of the real 18th century highwayman Dick Turpin.

1 Synopsis
2 Cast
3 Episode List
4 DVD Release
5 External links

[edit] Synopsis

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The story takes place in 18th century England. After Dick Turpin returns from military service in Flanders he discovers he had been cheated out of his inheritance by an unscrupulous landowner.

Turpin , who is now bitter and poor, becomes a highwayman and spends the majority of his time robbing people with the help of his jolly companion Nick Smith (AKA "Swiftnick").

Turpin's perpetual enemy is the villainous Sir John Glutton.

[edit] Cast

Actor	Character
Richard O'Sullivan	Dick Turpin
Alfie Bass	Isaac Rag
Keith James	Davy
Joan Rhodes	Big Nell
Michael Deeks	Swiftnick
Patrick Macnee	Lord Melford
Mary Crosby	Jane Harding
Susan Hampshire	Lady Melford
Oliver Tobias	Noll Bridger
Annabelle Lee	Poll Maggot
Ed Bishop	Sam Harding
Clive Curtis	Saul
Patrick Ryecart	Fytton

[edit] Episode List

[edit] Season One

#	Episode Title	Airdate
1	Swiftnick	January 6, 1979
2	The Capture	January 13, 1979
3	The Champion	January 20, 1979
4	The Poacher	January 27, 1979
5	The Pursuit	February 3, 1979
6	The Blacksmith	February 10, 1979
7	The Impostor	February 17, 1979
8	The Upright Man	February 24, 1979
9	The Whipping Boy	March 3, 1979
10	The Hero	March 10, 1979
11	The Turncoat	March 17, 1979
12	The Hostages	March 24, 1979
13	The Jail-Birds	March 31, 1979

[edit] Season Two

#	Episode Title	Airdate
1	The Fox: Part 1	February 16, 1980
2	The Fox: Part 2	February 23, 1980
3	Blood Money	March 1, 1980
4	Deadlier Than the Male	March 8, 1980
5	The Elixir of Life	March 15, 1980
6	The Thief-Taker	March 22, 1980
7	The Judge	March 29, 1980

[edit] Season Three

#	Episode Title	Airdate
1	Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure: Part 1	May 16, 1981
2	Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure: Part 2	May 23, 1981
3	Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure: Part 3	May 30, 1981
4	Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure: Part 4	June 6, 1981
5	Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure: Part 5	June 13, 1981

[edit] Season Four

#	Episode Title	Airdate
1	Sentence of Death: Part 1	January 30, 1982
2	Sentence of Death: Part 2	February 6, 1982
3	The Godmother	February 13, 1982
4	The Secret Folk	February 20, 1982
5	The King's Shilling	February 27, 1982
6	The Hanging	March 6, 1982