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The Best Episodes of Dick Turpin Season 1

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The Best Episodes of Dick Turpin Season 1

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 Swiftnick
    6.7/10(40 votes)

    #1 - 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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    7.0/10(30 votes)

    #2 - 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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    6.7/10(26 votes)

    #3 - 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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    7.2/10(26 votes)

    #4 - 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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    6.6/10(25 votes)

    #5 - 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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    6.8/10(25 votes)

    #6 - 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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  8. Background image for The Imposter
    7.0/10(23 votes)

    #7 - 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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    6.5/10(23 votes)

    #8 - 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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    7.1/10(22 votes)

    #9 - 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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  11. Background image for The Hero
    6.9/10(21 votes)

    #10 - 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)

    #11 - 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(20 votes)

    #12 - 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)

    #13 - Jail-Birds

    S1:E13

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

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Swiftnick" is the best rated episode of "Dick Turpin" season 1. It scored 6.7/10 based on 40 votes. Directed by Charles Crichton and written by Richard Carpenter, it aired on 1/6/1979. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Capture".