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The Worst Episodes of Dick Turpin

Every episode of Dick Turpin ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst 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.
Genres:DramaComedy
Network:ITV1

Worst Episodes Summary

"The Pursuit" is the worst rated episode of "Dick Turpin". It scored 6.6/10 based on 22 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Richard Carpenter, it aired on 2/3/1979. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Upright Man".

  • The Pursuit
    6.6/1022 votes
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    #1 - 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 Upright Man
    6.6/1021 votes
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    #2 - 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

  • Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure (5)
    6.6/1014 votes
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    #3 - Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure (5)

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 6/13/1981

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Swiftnick
    6.7/1038 votes
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    #4 - 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 Champion
    6.8/1024 votes
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    #5 - 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 Blacksmith
    6.8/1023 votes
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    #6 - 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 Elixir of Life
    6.8/1016 votes
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    #7 - The Elixir of Life

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 3/15/1980

    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.

    Director: Charles Crichton

    Writer: N/A

  • The Hero
    6.9/1020 votes
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    #8 - 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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    #9 - 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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    #10 - 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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    #11 - 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

  • The Capture
    7.0/1028 votes
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    #12 - 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 Imposter
    7.1/1021 votes
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    #13 - 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 Whipping Boy
    7.1/1021 votes
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    #14 - 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 Poacher
    7.2/1024 votes
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    #15 - 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 Thief-Taker
    7.2/1014 votes
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    #16 - The Thief-Taker

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 3/22/1980

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Richard Carpenter

  • The Judge
    7.2/1016 votes
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    #17 - The Judge

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 3/29/1980

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Godmother
    7.2/1015 votes
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    #18 - The Godmother

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 2/13/1982

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Richard Carpenter

  • Sentence of Death (1)
    7.3/1014 votes
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    #19 - Sentence of Death (1)

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 1/30/1982

    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'.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Richard Carpenter

  • Sentence of Death (2)
    7.3/1014 votes
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    #20 - Sentence of Death (2)

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 2/6/1982

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Richard Carpenter

  • The Secret Folk
    7.3/1013 votes
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    #21 - The Secret Folk

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 2/20/1982

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

    Director: Charles Crichton

    Writer: N/A

  • The Hanging
    7.3/1013 votes
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    #22 - The Hanging

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 3/6/1982

    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.

    Director: Dennis Abey

    Writer: Richard Carpenter

  • Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure (1)
    7.4/1011 votes
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    #23 - Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure (1)

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 5/16/1981

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Richard Carpenter

  • Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure (2)
    7.4/1011 votes
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    #24 - Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure (2)

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 5/23/1981

    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: N/A

    Writer: Richard Carpenter

  • Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure (3)
    7.4/1011 votes
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    #25 - Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure (3)

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 5/30/1981

    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: N/A

    Writer: Richard Carpenter