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.

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Plot Keywords:

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

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Biography | Comedy | History

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Did You Know?

Trivia

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

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Connections

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

User Reviews

Not the best

Okay, so the other comment about this show may be partially right: this is pretty bad; but it sure doesn't represent the best of British tv in the 70s. Perhaps the writer was confusing it with some of his own, homegrown tv: like the Dukes of Hazzard, which was foisted on UK audiences at about the same time as this was airing.

Turpin had its moments - oh and it was nothing to do with Napoleon or the 1800s, either (hence the reason you didn't see any Frenchmen...); it was set nearly a century earlier and Turpin was returning home from the War of the Spanish Succession - same enemy, of course, but then, some things don't change. I believe the series was replaced in the schedules (in the UK) by Robin of Sherwood - that's the one without the American accent.

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