The Best Episodes of Dick Turpin

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   Click to reveal

   REVEAL THE WINNER
   

   7.5/10(14 votes)

   #1 - Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure (4)

   S3:E46/6/1981

   Turpin and Swiftnick break out of prison only to be captured by Ignatius Slake, a religious maniac. He decrees that Turpin be burned alive on a flaming cartwheel.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Richard Carpenter

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Richard Carpenter
2. 

   7.5/10(15 votes)

   #2 - The King's Shilling

   S4:E52/27/1982

   Captain Willard recruits two youths to the King's Army by tricking them to receive a shilling each in a betting game. Swiftnick liberates them, and Willard wants revenge.

   Director:Christopher King

   Writer:Paul Wheeler

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:Christopher King

   Writer:Paul Wheeler
3. 

   7.4/10(17 votes)

   #3 - The Fox (1)

   S2:E12/16/1980

   Turpin and Swiftnick try to aid a dying highwayman, but are caught by Lord Manderfell. He offers Turpin a choice: hang or be hunted like a fox...

   Director:Gerry Poulson

   Writer:Richard Carpenter

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:Gerry Poulson

   Writer:Richard Carpenter
4. 

   7.4/10(17 votes)

   #4 - The Fox (2)

   S2:E22/23/1980

   Turpin, only one step ahead of Manderfell's huntsmen, discovers the secret of the Devil's Chimney and the rightful owner of Joe Cutler's loot.

   Director:Gerry Poulson

   Writer:Richard Carpenter

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:Gerry Poulson

   Writer:Richard Carpenter
5. 

   7.3/10(17 votes)

   #5 - Blood Money

   S2:E33/1/1980

   Turpin and Swiftnick, hotly pursued by the Dragoons, run into old adversary Sir John Glutton; he now has a price on his head for treason.

   Director:Gerry Poulson

   Writer:Richard Carpenter

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:Gerry Poulson

   Writer:Richard Carpenter
6. 

   7.3/10(18 votes)

   #6 - Deadlier than the Male

   S2:E43/8/1980

   Turpin, assisted by Swiftnick, rescues Mary from Edward Faversham and his accomplices. In revenge, Faversham hires Catherine Langford to help snare Turpin.

   Director:Dennis Abey

   Writer:John Kane

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:Dennis Abey

   Writer:John Kane
TRENDING NOW
The 20 WORST Episodes of Dick Turpin
READ
7. 

   7.3/10(13 votes)

   #7 - Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure (2)

   S3:E25/23/1981

   Jane must get to Bristol to present the papers to the Attorney General, but the fastest way for her to get there is to steal Turpin's horse, Black Bess.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Richard Carpenter

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Richard Carpenter
8. 

   7.3/10(15 votes)

   #8 - Sentence of Death (1)

   S4:E11/30/1982

   The King's cousin is the only one to escape an attack by cruel highwayman Barnaby Husk. Fleeing into woods, he stumbles upon Isaac Rag, who leads him to 'the Fox'.

   Director:James Allen

   Writer:Richard Carpenter

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:James Allen

   Writer:Richard Carpenter
9. 

   7.3/10(15 votes)

   #9 - Sentence of Death (2)

   S4:E22/6/1982

   Barnaby Husk seems struck by plague and is considered mortally ill. He takes Maggot Poll by surprise and escapes from 'the Fox', with Rupert as hostage.

   Director:James Allen

   Writer:Richard Carpenter

   Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

   Director:James Allen

   Writer:Richard Carpenter
10. 

    7.2/10(27 votes)

    #10 - The Poacher

    S1:E41/27/1979

    When Turpin and Swiftnick discover a poacher in their 'manor' they suspect Vizard is the culprit, but Sir John Glutton's nephew provides the answer.

    Director:James Allen

    Writer:Richard Carpenter

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    Director:James Allen

    Writer:Richard Carpenter
11. 

    7.2/10(13 votes)

    #11 - Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure (1)

    S3:E15/16/1981

    Jane Harding is sent by her wounded father to England from Maryland, with papers that could discredit and topple the tyrannical Governor Appleyard.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Richard Carpenter

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Richard Carpenter
12. 

    7.2/10(13 votes)

    #12 - Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure (3)

    S3:E35/30/1981

    A choice remark from Turpin leads to a duel with hotheaded Noll Bridger. As it plays out, Fytton catches up with them and swiftly imprisons both Turpin and Swiftnick.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Richard Carpenter

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Richard Carpenter
13. 

    7.2/10(14 votes)

    #13 - The Secret Folk

    S4:E42/20/1982

    Captain Spiker hunts Turpin and Swiftnick into a forest, where they encounter the secret Romany folk.

    Director:Charles Crichton

    Writer:John Kane

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    Director:Charles Crichton

    Writer:John Kane
14. 

    7.2/10(14 votes)

    #14 - The Hanging

    S4:E63/6/1982

    Turpin and Swiftnick try to help a mysterious farmer's wife after saving her from a gang of footpads - but they are led into a trap by Nathan Spiker.

    Director:Dennis Abey

    Writer:Richard Carpenter

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    Director:Dennis Abey

    Writer:Richard Carpenter
15. 

    7.1/10(23 votes)

    #15 - The Whipping Boy

    S1:E93/3/1979

    After the Duke of Hertford is robbed by Turpin and Swiftnick, he employs notorious thief-taker Colonel Tobias Moat to hunt them down.

    Director:Charles Crichton

    Writer:Richard Carpenter

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    Director:Charles Crichton

    Writer:Richard Carpenter
16. 

    7.1/10(16 votes)

    #16 - The Thief-Taker

    S2:E63/22/1980

    Turpin takes on the mantle of Jeremiah Snare, the famous Thief-taker, to fool Lord Fordingham and trap his dedicated pursuer, Captain Nathan Spiker.

    Director:James Allen

    Writer:Richard Carpenter

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    Director:James Allen

    Writer:Richard Carpenter
17. 

    7.1/10(18 votes)

    #17 - The Judge

    S2:E73/29/1980

    The villagers' right to graze their cattle on common land is threatened when Sir John decides to enclose it and drive them off. Can Dick Turpin restore justice ?

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown
18. 

    7.1/10(16 votes)

    #18 - The Godmother

    S4:E32/13/1982

    Sir John Glutton has a visit from his Godmother, the Duchess of Durham. To be her heir Sir John must convince her that he is married - despite being a stubborn bachelor.

    Director:James Allen

    Writer:Richard Carpenter

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    Director:James Allen

    Writer:Richard Carpenter
19. 

    7.0/10(25 votes)

    #19 - The Imposter

    S1:E72/17/1979

    Sir John, worried by Turpin's growing popularity, decides to employ an imposter to pose as Turpin. His first victim is to be Amos Varley, Swiftnick's uncle.

    Director:James Allen

    Writer:Richard Carpenter

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    Director:James Allen

    Writer:Richard Carpenter
20. 

    6.9/10(43 votes)

    #20 - Swiftnick

    S1:E11/6/1979

    When an innkeeper is evicted by greedy landowner Sir John Glutton, and her impetuous son is branded an outlaw by the authorities, they seek help from Dick Turpin, who has an old score to settle with Sir John.

    Director:Charles Crichton

    Writer:Richard Carpenter

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    Director:Charles Crichton

    Writer:Richard Carpenter
21. 

    6.9/10(32 votes)

    #21 - The Capture

    S1:E21/13/1979

    While Turpin assesses Swiftnick's suitability as a highwayman, Sir John Glutton and Spiker plot to capture Turpin using the bogus Lady Kinnerton as a decoy.

    Director:Gerry Poulson

    Writer:Richard Carpenter

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    Director:Gerry Poulson

    Writer:Richard Carpenter
22. 

    6.8/10(28 votes)

    #22 - The Champion

    S1:E31/20/1979

    Turpin enlists the help of famous prize fighter Tom Bracewell after learning that villagers at Mudbury are being terrorised by Nightingale and his bully, Hogg.

    Director:James Allen

    Writer:Richard Carpenter

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    Director:James Allen

    Writer:Richard Carpenter
23. 

    6.8/10(27 votes)

    #23 - The Blacksmith

    S1:E62/10/1979

    When Turpin's friend Sam Morgan is thrown into jail by Spiker, Turpin and Swiftnick capture Sir John Glutton, hoping to exchange him for Morgan.

    Director:Charles Crichton

    Writer:Richard Carpenter

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    Director:Charles Crichton

    Writer:Richard Carpenter
24. 

    6.8/10(22 votes)

    #24 - The Hero

    S1:E103/10/1979

    Sir John arranges for Spiker to marry the lovely Phyllida Tranter. But Nigel Ffoulkes-Withers is also smitten, and plans to disrupt the ceremony by pretending to be Turpin!

    Director:Charles Crichton

    Writer:Richard Carpenter

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    Director:Charles Crichton

    Writer:Richard Carpenter
25. 

    6.8/10(22 votes)

    #25 - The Turncoat

    S1:E113/17/1979

    Sir John Glutton is forced to seek Turpin's help when a letter implicating him in a Jacobite plot is intercepted.

    Director:Gerry Poulson

    Writer:Richard Carpenter

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    Director:Gerry Poulson

    Writer:Richard Carpenter