Dick Turpin

4 Seasons 1979 - 1982 NR 25m 7.3

The swashbuckling adventures of England's legendary eighteenth-century 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...

The swashbuckling adventures of England's legendary eighteenth-century 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 to rob travellers. Possessed of a decided Robin Hood complex, he spent much of his time meddling in other people's troubles. His partner on the road was young Nick Smith ("Swiftnick"), and his perpetual enemy was villainous Sir John Glutton.

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Episodes:

Episode 1 Swiftnick

1. Swiftnick

Aired: Jan 6, 1979

Mary Smith, owner of the Black Swann inn is in debt to Sir John Glutton. Her ...

Episode 2 The Capture

2. The Capture

Aired: Jan 13, 1979

Dick thinks Swiftnick isn't cutting it as a highwayman and bribes Tanner the ...

Episode 3 The Champion

3. The Champion

Aired: Jan 20, 1979

Turpin intends to find some rest in the little village of Mudbury, but Swiftn...

Episode 4 The Poacher

4. The Poacher

Aired: Jan 27, 1979

A poacher has cut in on Dick Turpin's territory. Dick and Swiftnick decide to...

Episode 5 The Pursuit

5. The Pursuit

Aired: Feb 3, 1979

When Dick and Swiftnick find themselves robbed, they pursue this masked highw...

Episode 6 The Blacksmith

6. The Blacksmith

Aired: Feb 10, 1979

Dick decides to fetch some of the loot his friend Sam Morgan the blacksmith h...

Episode 7 The Impostor

7. The Impostor

Aired: Feb 17, 1979

Glutton hires a man called Miller to pose as Turpin and discredit his name. S...

Episode 8 The Upright Man

8. The Upright Man

Aired: Feb 24, 1979

Several members of 'The Brotherhood' have fallen into the hands of the law an...

Episode 9 The Whipping Boy

9. The Whipping Boy

Aired: Mar 3, 1979

The Duke of Hertford sends Colonel Moat to take care of Turpin after being ro...

Episode 10 The Hero

10. The Hero

Aired: Mar 10, 1979

Glutton has arranged a marriage between Spiker and the wealthy Phyllida Trant...

Episode 11 The Turncoat

11. The Turncoat

Aired: Mar 17, 1979

Sir John Glutton sends Spiker on an errand carrying a letter pledging his all...

Episode 12 The Hostages

12. The Hostages

Aired: Mar 24, 1979

Swiftnick wants to get his name into songs as well and goes off on his own. H...

Episode 13 The Jail-Birds

13. The Jail-Birds

Aired: Mar 31, 1979

By a strange order of events, Dick and Swiftnick find themselves thrown into ...

Info about Dick Turpin

Network: ITV1

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres: Comedy, Adventure, Action, History, Biography