Dick Turpin

Season 41979

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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13 Episodes

E01 Swiftnick

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.

January 6, 1979

E02 The Capture

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.

January 13, 1979

E03 The Champion

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.

January 20, 1979

E04 The Poacher

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.

January 27, 1979

E05 The Pursuit

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

February 3, 1979

E06 The Blacksmith

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.

February 10, 1979

E07 The Imposter

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.

February 17, 1979

E08 The Upright Man

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.

February 24, 1979

E09 The Whipping Boy

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

March 3, 1979

E10 The Hero

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!

March 10, 1979

E11 The Turncoat

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

March 17, 1979

E12 The Hostages

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

March 24, 1979

E13 Jail-Birds

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

March 31, 1979

Dick Turpin

E01 Swiftnick

E02 The Capture

E03 The Champion

E04 The Poacher

E05 The Pursuit

E06 The Blacksmith

E07 The Imposter

E08 The Upright Man

E09 The Whipping Boy

E10 The Hero

E11 The Turncoat

E12 The Hostages

E13 Jail-Birds

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E01 Swiftnick

E02 The Capture

E03 The Champion

E04 The Poacher

E05 The Pursuit

E06 The Blacksmith

E07 The Imposter

E08 The Upright Man

E09 The Whipping Boy

E10 The Hero

E11 The Turncoat

E12 The Hostages

E13 Jail-Birds