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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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    Dick Turpin Season 3 Episode 4 - Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure (4)
    7.5/10(14 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. Dick Turpin Season 4 Episode 5 - 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. Dick Turpin Season 2 Episode 1 - The Fox (1)
    7.4/10(17 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. Dick Turpin Season 2 Episode 2 - The Fox (2)
    7.4/10(17 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. Dick Turpin Season 2 Episode 3 - Blood Money
    7.3/10(17 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. Dick Turpin Season 2 Episode 4 - Deadlier than the Male
    7.3/10(18 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. Dick Turpin Season 3 Episode 2 - Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure (2)
    7.3/10(13 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. Dick Turpin Season 4 Episode 1 - Sentence of Death (1)
    7.3/10(15 votes)

    #8 - 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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  10. Dick Turpin Season 4 Episode 2 - Sentence of Death (2)
    7.3/10(15 votes)

    #9 - 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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  11. Dick Turpin Season 1 Episode 4 - The Poacher
    7.2/10(27 votes)

    #10 - 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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  12. Dick Turpin Season 3 Episode 1 - Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure (1)
    7.2/10(13 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.

    Director:Unknown

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  13. Dick Turpin Season 3 Episode 3 - Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure (3)
    7.2/10(13 votes)

    #12 - 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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  14. Dick Turpin Season 4 Episode 4 - The Secret Folk
    7.2/10(14 votes)

    #13 - 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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  15. Dick Turpin Season 4 Episode 6 - The Hanging
    7.2/10(14 votes)

    #14 - 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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  16. Dick Turpin Season 1 Episode 9 - The Whipping Boy
    7.1/10(23 votes)

    #15 - 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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  17. Dick Turpin Season 2 Episode 6 - The Thief-Taker
    7.1/10(16 votes)

    #16 - 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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  18. Dick Turpin Season 2 Episode 7 - The Judge
    7.1/10(18 votes)

    #17 - 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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  19. Dick Turpin Season 4 Episode 3 - 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. Dick Turpin Season 1 Episode 7 - The Imposter
    7.0/10(25 votes)

    #19 - 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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  21. Dick Turpin Season 1 Episode 1 - Swiftnick
    6.9/10(43 votes)

    #20 - 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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  22. Dick Turpin Season 1 Episode 2 - The Capture
    6.9/10(32 votes)

    #21 - 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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  23. Dick Turpin Season 1 Episode 3 - The Champion
    6.8/10(28 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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  24. Dick Turpin Season 1 Episode 6 - The Blacksmith
    6.8/10(27 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. Dick Turpin Season 1 Episode 10 - The Hero
    6.8/10(22 votes)

    #24 - 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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  26. Dick Turpin Season 1 Episode 11 - The Turncoat
    6.8/10(22 votes)

    #25 - 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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Best Episodes Summary

"Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure (4)" is the best rated episode of "Dick Turpin". It scored 7.5/10 based on 14 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".