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The Best Episodes of Dick Turpin

Richard O'Sullivan stars as Dick Turpin in this action-filled adventure series chronicling the exploits of England's most celebrated highwayman.

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  1. Background image for Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure (4)
    7.5/10(13 votes)

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

    S3:E4

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
  2. Background image for The Fox (1)
    7.4/10(16 votes)

    #2 - The Fox (1)

    S2:E1

    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...

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    7.4/10(16 votes)

    #3 - The Fox (2)

    S2:E2

    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.

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    7.4/10(16 votes)

    #4 - Blood Money

    S2:E3

    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.

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    7.4/10(17 votes)

    #5 - Deadlier than the Male

    S2:E4

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

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    Director:Dennis Abey
    Writer:John Kane
  6. Background image for Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure (2)
    7.3/10(12 votes)

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

    S3:E2

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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    7.3/10(12 votes)

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

    S3:E3

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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    7.2/10(26 votes)

    #8 - The Poacher

    S1:E4

    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.

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  10. Background image for The Thief-Taker
    7.2/10(15 votes)

    #9 - The Thief-Taker

    S2:E6

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

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    7.2/10(17 votes)

    #10 - The Judge

    S2:E7

    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 ?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.2/10(12 votes)

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

    S3:E1

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

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    Director:Unknown
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    7.1/10(22 votes)

    #12 - The Whipping Boy

    S1:E9

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

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    7.0/10(30 votes)

    #13 - The Capture

    S1:E2

    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.

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    7.0/10(23 votes)

    #14 - The Imposter

    S1:E7

    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.

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    6.9/10(21 votes)

    #15 - The Hero

    S1:E10

    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!

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    6.9/10(21 votes)

    #16 - The Turncoat

    S1:E11

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

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    6.8/10(25 votes)

    #17 - The Blacksmith

    S1:E6

    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.

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    6.8/10(20 votes)

    #18 - The Hostages

    S1:E12

    Swiftnick learns that Sir John is holding two children hostage at Rookham Hall, and sets out to free them - without Turpin's help.

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    6.8/10(21 votes)

    #19 - Jail-Birds

    S1:E13

    Swiftnick acts in an impetuous manner, resulting in the capture of both himself and Dick Turpin.

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    6.8/10(17 votes)

    #20 - The Elixir of Life

    S2:E5

    The enigmatic Dr. Mandragola arrives at the inn where Turpin and Swiftnick are hiding out. They learn the secret of his famed Elixir of Life, but are endangered by unwelcome guests.

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    6.7/10(40 votes)

    #21 - Swiftnick

    S1:E1

    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.

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    6.7/10(26 votes)

    #22 - The Champion

    S1:E3

    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.

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    6.6/10(25 votes)

    #23 - The Pursuit

    S1:E5

    Turpin and Swiftnick are robbed by a mysterious highwayman; a chase leads them to Mrs. Bedingfield and her two beautiful daughters, Belinda and Abigail...

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    6.5/10(23 votes)

    #24 - The Upright Man

    S1:E8

    Ben Hawk is ambushed by the militia and hanged. Setting out to help his widow, Sal, Turpin discovers that she has been accused of betraying her husband.

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    6.5/10(15 votes)

    #25 - Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure (5)

    S3:E5

    Rescued by Jane Harding, Turpin determines to help her in her mission to have the corrupt governor arrested.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure (4)" is the best rated episode of "Dick Turpin". It scored 7.5/10 based on 13 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Richard Carpenter, it aired on 6/6/1981. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Fox (1)".