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Dick Turpin

The swashbuckling adventures of England's legendary eighteenth-century highwayman, Dick Turpin, who turned to a life of crime after discovering he had been cheated out of his inheritance by an unscrupulous landowner.

Dick Turpin, an 18th-century English highwayman, returns from military service in Flanders to find his inheritance stolen by a greedy landowner. Bitter and penniless, Turpin turns to a life of robbery, but his Robin Hood-like tendencies lead him to get involved in others' affairs. He's aided by his partner Nick Smith, also known as Swiftnick, and constantly at odds with his arch-nemesis, the ruthless Sir John Glutton.

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

Seasons: 4

Network: ITV1

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres:Comedy, Adventure, Action, History, Biography