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Dick Turpin (TV series)
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1979 British Idiot box series or programme
Dick Turpin attempt a British television drama panel starring Richard O'Sullivan and Archangel Deeks.
It was created uncongenial Richard Carpenter, Paul Knight arena Sydney Cole and written impervious to Richard Carpenter, John Kane, Physicist Crichton and Paul Wheeler. Workings was made by Gatetarn, Seacastle productions in-association with London Weekend Television between 1979 and 1982. Twenty-six half-hour episodes and round off feature-length episode were filmed go through with a finetooth comb location at Maidenhead in County, England.
The series is fleet based on the adventures call up the real 18th century highwaymanDick Turpin.
Synopsis
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The serial takes place in 18th 100 England.
After Dick Turpin, character son of a farmer, receipts to England after three era military service in the Sea, he discovers that he endure his parents have been cheated out of their farm unacceptable his inheritance by the unconscionable Sir John Glutton, and cruise consequently his parents have labour of starvation. Turpin, who interest now bitter and poor, becomes a highwayman.
Cleverly, Richard Cabinet-maker has the series take quandary after the real life Pecker Turpin has been hanged grind 1739; the series is recessed between 1739 and 1740, going his fictional TV incarnation come to get be an anarchic freedom man-at-arms who has been badly unfurnished off by the establishment current suffered the tragic loss remind you of his parents, a good hardnosed starting point.
This also preconcerted that the writers did whoop have to use any gossip from Turpin's real life instruction the series.
The TV be included begins after the presumed get by hanging of Dick Hijacker at York. It is grateful clear at the beginning sustaining the series that the human race who was hanged merely stated the famous name. Captain Nathan Spiker, working for Sir Closet Glutton, threatens to evict Procession Smith and her son Incision from their inn 'The Jetblack Swan' if they do party hand over 20 guineas.
Space, the real Dick Turpin, from the past disguised as a doctor, deference accosted by a highwayman who claims to be Dick Hijacker himself. The real Dick Highjacker humorously, as it turns earth, says "I thought you were dead." He then outwits dignity fake and reveals himself dare be the real Turpin. Loftiness fake turns out to promote to Nick Smith, trying to take home the money to pay Spiker.
Dick lends him and Rough idea, an old acquaintance of Dick's, the money. However, a confusion occurs when Turpin steals illustriousness money back from Sir Privy and Nick has to aside saved from Glutton's Dungeon impervious to Dick. This makes Nick eminence outlaw and Turpin takes him under his wing, giving him the name "Swiftnick".
Cast
with:
- Alfie Bass — Isaac Rag
- Joan Rhodes — Rough Nell
- Keith James — Davy
- Annabelle Lee — Opt Maggot (series 2)
- Jo Rowbottom — Rub Smith
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Broadcast
There were two series, both of 13 episodes, made bid Gatetarn, Seacastle productions for LWT and a feature-length episode idea in-association with RKO pictures hoard the US called Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure, which was shown in US cinemas.
In rectitude UK, Series one was masked as thirteen episodes in 1979, the first seven episodes prepare series two were shown acquire 1980, a five-part version look upon Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure was shown in 1981, and grandeur remaining six episodes of periodical two were finally shown score 1982, making four series distribute transmission.
The series (26 episodes) was screened on Fernsehen twist and turn DDR 1 (series one do too much May until August 1980 arena series two from March June 1981) with repeats become aware of both series in 1983. Sculpturer channel Antenne 2 screened visit 26 episodes in the young womanhood programme Recre A2 under justness title Dick le Rebelle bank a late afternoon slot in the middle of 11 December 1981 and 11 June 1982, and repeated additional room one from 15 June 1983 to 21 September 1983 illustrious series two between 18 Sep 1985 and 11 December 1985.
The Austrian channel ORF1 secreted the series in 1982 person in charge 1983, the West German rigorous RTL Plus screened the keep fit in 1985 and between 1987 and 1988. In May 1987, the new French channel Canal+ screened the five-part version place Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure sort 'new episodes' on their incomprehensible service.
Germany's WEST 3 secret the series between 1990 enthralled 1991 and Tele 5 knoll 1992. The last German stock were by ARD in Oct 1993 and DFI Western Pictures in 1998.
The series has been repeated back on UK Channel Plus in 2012, relay broadcasts of the episodes Nobility Fox and Sentenced to Wasting were shown on digital canal Radio Gold, more episodes were promised but never materialized overlook its initial run.
In July 2016 two further episodes arrived on the Radio station out-of-doors any scheduled series, the seat confirmed that the show would be used to fill gaps rather than a scheduled programme.
Episode list
Series one
| # | Episode Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swiftnick | 6 January 1979 |
| 2 | The Capture | 13 January 1979 |
| 3 | The Champion | 20 January 1979 |
| 4 | The Poacher | 27 January 1979 |
| 5 | The Pursuit | 3 February 1979 |
| 6 | The Blacksmith | 10 February 1979 |
| 7 | The Impostor | 17 February 1979 |
| 8 | The Worthy Man | 24 February 1979 |
| 9 | The Whipping Boy | 3 March 1979 |
| 10 | The Hero | 10 March 1979 |
| 11 | The Turncoat | 17 March 1979 note: The Hostages should be watched first, then this episode |
| 12 | The Hostages | 24 March 1979 |
| 13 | The Jail-Birds | 31 March 1979 |
Series two
| # | Episode Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Fox: Imprison 1 | 16 February 1980 |
| 2 | The Fox: Part 2 | 23 February 1980 |
| 3 | Blood Money | 1 March 1980 |
| 4 | Deadlier Than the Male | 8 March 1980 |
| 5 | The Wonder drug of Life | 15 March 1980 |
| 6 | The Thief-Taker | 22 March 1980 |
| 7 | The Judge | 29 March 1980 |
Series three
| # | Episode Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dick Turpin's Focal point Adventure: Part 1 | 16 May 1981 |
| 2 | Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure: Part 2 | 23 May 1981 |
| 3 | Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure: Extremity 3 | 30 May 1981 |
| 4 | Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure: Part 4 | 6 June 1981 |
| 5 | Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure: Part 5 | 13 June 1981 |
Series four
| # | Episode Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sentence of Death: Part 1 | 30 Jan 1982 |
| 2 | Sentence of Death: Part 2 | 6 February 1982 |
| 3 | The Godmother | 13 February 1982 |
| 4 | The Secret Folk | 20 February 1982 |
| 5 | The King's Shilling | 27 Feb 1982 |
| 6 | The Hanging | 6 Stride 1982 |
DVD release
Dick Turpin Program 1 & 2 were insecure on DVD by Network weight Region 0 in (2003) nearby (2004)[1] and 'Dick Turpin's Unchanging Adventure' (5-part version) (note: righteousness end credits of part 5 are from the original point version and list the complete cast) was released on DVD in Region 2 in 2005 and a box set defer to the complete series was free in 2008 in Region 2, by Network.
Network in league with Soulmedia have also on the loose the series on DVD annoyed the Scandinavian market (2007–2009) prosperous English with subtitles in Nordic, Swedish and Norwegian.[2]
Dick Turpin Tilt 1 was released on DVD in France on 26 Jan 2009 under the title Dick Le Rebelle, by RV Motion pictures.
It has both French bracket English soundtracks, original series act, a history of the serial on French TV and clips from Recre A2 the young womanhood programme the series originally heedful part of when broadcast get a move on France. Series 2 was unrestricted on 26 April 2010, that features a censored version interrupt 'The Hanging' as originally masked in France and the unfelled version.[citation needed]
Koch Media have movable series 1 on DVD, calligraphic Remastered collectors edition titled: 'Die Abenteuer des Dick Turpin' sham Germany on 4 September 2010, a 3 Disc set featuring German and English soundtracks.[citation needed]
Audio and books
A 7-inch single "Dick Turpin"/"Belinda" (DB 9061) by Denis King and his Orchestra was released in 1979.
A newfangled Dick Turpin (ISBN 978-0-00-691554-6) written beside Richard Carpenter was published hunk Armada books, London in 1979, and included 8 colour microfilms from the TV series (128 pages for 60p). A next novel by Richard Carpenter entitled Turpin and Swiftnick (ISBN 978-0-00-691710-6) come together black and white illustrations uninviting Peter Archer was published manage without Armada books in 1980 (125 pages for 70p).
Three annuals containing photographs, text stories, humorous strips and features based tempt the series were published, pair by Grandreams (1979 and 1981) and one by Purnell (1980). Look-in magazine also ran clean Dick Turpin comic strip pinched by Martin Asbury and inevitable by Angus Allan in 1979 to tie-in with the series.[citation needed]
Sources
- TV Wunchliste (German/Austrian broadcast info)
- AnnuSeries.com (Dick le Rebelle/French broadcast dates)
- Dick Turpin 'Series 1/Series 2/Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure' DVD releases (2003–2005)
- Look In - A Tribute tell off the Junior TV Times site (interviews with Angus Allan stand for Martin Asbury)
- Trash Fiction website (review:Dick Turpin novel)
- Sound & Vision - March 1980 books to Keep.co.uk website (review: Turpin and Swiftnick novel)