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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.
Genres:DramaComedy
Network:ITV1
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Season 1

  • Swiftnick
    6.7/1038 votes
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    Swiftnick

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/6/1979

    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

  • The Capture
    7.0/1028 votes
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    The Capture

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/13/1979

    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: N/A

    Writer: Richard Carpenter

  • The Champion
    6.8/1024 votes
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    The Champion

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/20/1979

    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: N/A

    Writer: Richard Carpenter

  • The Poacher
    7.2/1024 votes
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    The Poacher

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/27/1979

    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: N/A

    Writer: Richard Carpenter

  • The Pursuit
    6.6/1022 votes
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    The Pursuit

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/3/1979

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Richard Carpenter

  • The Blacksmith
    6.8/1023 votes
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    The Blacksmith

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/10/1979

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Imposter
    7.1/1021 votes
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    The Imposter

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/17/1979

    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: N/A

    Writer: Richard Carpenter

  • The Upright Man
    6.6/1021 votes
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    The Upright Man

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/24/1979

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Whipping Boy
    7.1/1021 votes
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    The Whipping Boy

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/3/1979

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

    Director: Dennis Abey

    Writer: Richard Carpenter

  • The Hero
    6.9/1020 votes
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    The Hero

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/10/1979

    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

  • The Turncoat
    6.9/1020 votes
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    The Turncoat

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 3/17/1979

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Richard Carpenter

  • The Hostages
    6.9/1019 votes
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    The Hostages

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 3/24/1979

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Jail-Birds
    6.9/1020 votes
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    Jail-Birds

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 3/31/1979

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Richard Carpenter