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The Best Episodes of Dick Turpin

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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.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Background image for The King's Shilling
    7.5/10(15 votes)

    #2 - The King's Shilling

    S4:E5

    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.

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  3. Background image for The Fox (1)
    7.4/10(16 votes)

    #3 - 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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  4. Background image for The Fox (2)
    7.4/10(16 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. Background image for Blood Money
    7.4/10(16 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. Background image for Deadlier than the Male
    7.4/10(17 votes)

    #6 - 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.

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

    #7 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Background image for Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure (3)
    7.3/10(12 votes)

    #8 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Background image for Sentence of Death (1)
    7.3/10(15 votes)

    #9 - Sentence of Death (1)

    S4:E1

    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'.

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  11. Background image for Sentence of Death (2)
    7.3/10(15 votes)

    #10 - Sentence of Death (2)

    S4:E2

    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.

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  12. Background image for The Poacher
    7.2/10(26 votes)

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

    #12 - 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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  14. Background image for The Judge
    7.2/10(17 votes)

    #13 - 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 ?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  15. Background image for Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure (1)
    7.2/10(12 votes)

    #14 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Background image for The Secret Folk
    7.2/10(14 votes)

    #15 - The Secret Folk

    S4:E4

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

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  17. Background image for The Hanging
    7.2/10(14 votes)

    #16 - The Hanging

    S4:E6

    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.

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  18. Background image for The Whipping Boy
    7.1/10(22 votes)

    #17 - 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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  19. Background image for The Godmother
    7.1/10(16 votes)

    #18 - The Godmother

    S4:E3

    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.

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  20. Background image for The Capture
    7.0/10(30 votes)

    #19 - 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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  21. Background image for The Imposter
    7.0/10(23 votes)

    #20 - 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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  22. Background image for The Hero
    6.9/10(21 votes)

    #21 - 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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  23. Background image for The Turncoat
    6.9/10(21 votes)

    #22 - 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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  24. Background image for The Blacksmith
    6.8/10(25 votes)

    #23 - 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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  25. Background image for The Hostages
    6.8/10(20 votes)

    #24 - 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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  26. Background image for Jail-Birds
    6.8/10(21 votes)

    #25 - Jail-Birds

    S1:E13

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

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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 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The King's Shilling".