Dick Turpin 

The eighteenth century, swashbuckling adventures of Britain's legendary highwayman. When he returned from military service in Flanders, Dick Turpin discovered he had been cheated out of his... See full summary »

Creators:

Richard Carpenter, Paul Knight, Sidney Cole

Stars:

Richard O'Sullivan, Michael Deeks, Christopher Benjamin

Cast

Series cast summary:
Richard O'Sullivan	...	Dick Turpin 31 episodes, 1979-1982
Michael Deeks	...	Swiftnick / ... 31 episodes, 1979-1982
Christopher Benjamin	...	Sir John Glutton 14 episodes, 1979-1980
Billy Dean	...	Tim Cook / ... 14 episodes, 1979-1981
David Daker	...	Captain Nathan Spiker 13 episodes, 1979-1982

Storyline

The eighteenth century, swashbuckling adventures of Britain's legendary highwayman. When he returned from military service in Flanders, Dick Turpin discovered he had been cheated out of his inheritance by an unscrupulous landowner. Bitter and penniless, Turpin took to the open road as a highwayman. Possessed of a decided Robin Hood complex, he spent much of his time meddling in other peoples' troubles. His partner on the road was young Nick Smith ("Swiftnick"), and his perpetual enemy was villainous Sir John Glutton.

---

Plot Keywords:

character name as series title | dick turpin character | highwayman | two word title | 18th century | 

---

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Biography | Comedy | History

---

Did You Know?

Trivia

The pilot was originally intended for cinema release in the UK.

---

Connections

Featured in The Story of the Costume Drama: A Call to Arms (2008)

User Reviews

a rollicking adventure

I loved this series when it was first transmitted and recently reacquainted myself with the series on DVD. Is it still worth watching?

First of all, this Dick Turpin is presented as an adventurer, friend of the poor, chivalrous to women, the voice of wisdom to his young sidekick Swiftnick.

Impeccably cast, Richard O'Sullivan has a whale of a time as the highwayman, and is hugely entertaining to watch. Michael Deeks (whatever happened to him?) is endearingly dumb as Swiftnick, while Christopher Benjamin is the blustering baddie, although more of a Lestrade than a Moriarty to O'Sullivan's Holmes!

The prints currently available on DVD really are awful though for a series which is less than thirty years old; this aside, if you are in the mood for some boy's own adventure, this is the series to watch. Enjoy.

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 January 1979 (UK)

Also Known As:

Dick Le Rebelle

Company Credits

Production Co:

London Weekend Television (LWT)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min (31 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1