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The Best Episodes of Dick Turpin

Every episode of Dick Turpin ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Dick Turpin!

Best episode
S4E5 The King's Shilling
7.516 votes
Worst episode
S1E5 The Pursuit
6.531 votes
Top season
Season 4
7.3avg
Binge time
15h 30m
31 episodes
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Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Dick Turpin Season 4 Episode 5 - The King's Shilling
    7.5/10(16 votes)

    S4:E5

    Captain Willard recruits two youths to the King's Army by tricking them to receive a shilling each in a betting game. Swiftnick liberates them, and Willard wants revenge.

    Director:Christopher King
    Writer:Paul Wheeler

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  2. Dick Turpin Season 3 Episode 4 - Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure (4)
    7.5/10(15 votes)

    S3:E4

    Turpin and Swiftnick break out of prison only to be captured by Ignatius Slake, a religious maniac. He decrees that Turpin be burned alive on a flaming cartwheel.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Richard Carpenter

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  3. Dick Turpin Season 2 Episode 2 - The Fox (2)
    7.4/10(21 votes)

    S2:E2

    Turpin, only one step ahead of Manderfell's huntsmen, discovers the secret of the Devil's Chimney and the rightful owner of Joe Cutler's loot.

    Director:Gerry Poulson
    Writer:Richard Carpenter

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  4. Dick Turpin Season 1 Episode 4 - The Poacher
    7.3/10(34 votes)

    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.

    Director:James Allen
    Writer:Richard Carpenter

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  5. Dick Turpin Season 4 Episode 2 - Sentence of Death (2)
    7.4/10(17 votes)

    S4:E2

    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:James Allen
    Writer:Richard Carpenter

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  6. Dick Turpin Season 4 Episode 1 - Sentence of Death (1)
    7.3/10(18 votes)

    S4:E1

    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:James Allen
    Writer:Richard Carpenter

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  7. Dick Turpin Season 4 Episode 6 - The Hanging
    7.3/10(15 votes)

    S4:E6

    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

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  8. Dick Turpin Season 2 Episode 1 - The Fox (1)
    7.2/10(22 votes)

    S2:E1

    Turpin and Swiftnick try to aid a dying highwayman, but are caught by Lord Manderfell. He offers Turpin a choice: hang or be hunted like a fox...

    Director:Gerry Poulson
    Writer:Richard Carpenter

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  9. Dick Turpin Season 2 Episode 4 - Deadlier than the Male
    7.2/10(22 votes)

    S2:E4

    Turpin, assisted by Swiftnick, rescues Mary from Edward Faversham and his accomplices. In revenge, Faversham hires Catherine Langford to help snare Turpin.

    Director:Dennis Abey
    Writer:John Kane

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  10. Dick Turpin Season 2 Episode 3 - Blood Money
    7.2/10(21 votes)

    S2:E3

    Turpin and Swiftnick, hotly pursued by the Dragoons, run into old adversary Sir John Glutton; he now has a price on his head for treason.

    Director:Gerry Poulson
    Writer:Richard Carpenter

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  11. Dick Turpin Season 4 Episode 4 - The Secret Folk
    7.2/10(16 votes)

    S4:E4

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

    Director:Charles Crichton
    Writer:John Kane

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  12. Dick Turpin Season 3 Episode 1 - Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure (1)
    7.2/10(14 votes)

    S3:E1

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Richard Carpenter

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  13. Dick Turpin Season 3 Episode 2 - Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure (2)
    7.2/10(14 votes)

    S3:E2

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Richard Carpenter

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  14. Dick Turpin Season 3 Episode 3 - Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure (3)
    7.2/10(14 votes)

    S3:E3

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Richard Carpenter

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  15. Dick Turpin Season 2 Episode 6 - The Thief-Taker
    7.1/10(20 votes)

    S2:E6

    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:James Allen
    Writer:Richard Carpenter

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  16. Dick Turpin Season 4 Episode 3 - The Godmother
    7.1/10(18 votes)

    S4:E3

    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:James Allen
    Writer:Richard Carpenter

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  17. Dick Turpin Season 2 Episode 7 - The Judge
    7.0/10(22 votes)

    S2:E7

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Dick Turpin Season 1 Episode 9 - The Whipping Boy
    7.0/10(28 votes)

    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.

    Director:Charles Crichton
    Writer:Richard Carpenter

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  19. Dick Turpin Season 1 Episode 13 - Jail-Birds
    6.9/10(26 votes)

    S1:E13

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

    Director:Charles Crichton
    Writer:Richard Carpenter

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  20. Dick Turpin Season 1 Episode 2 - The Capture
    6.9/10(38 votes)

    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.

    Director:Gerry Poulson
    Writer:Richard Carpenter

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  21. Dick Turpin Season 1 Episode 11 - The Turncoat
    6.8/10(27 votes)

    S1:E11

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

    Director:Gerry Poulson
    Writer:Richard Carpenter

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  22. Dick Turpin Season 1 Episode 7 - The Imposter
    6.8/10(29 votes)

    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.

    Director:James Allen
    Writer:Richard Carpenter

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  23. Dick Turpin Season 1 Episode 1 - Swiftnick
    6.8/10(54 votes)

    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.

    Director:Charles Crichton
    Writer:Richard Carpenter

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  24. Dick Turpin Season 1 Episode 12 - The Hostages
    6.7/10(26 votes)

    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.

    Director:Charles Crichton
    Writer:Richard Carpenter

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  25. Dick Turpin Season 1 Episode 10 - The Hero
    6.7/10(28 votes)

    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!

    Director:Charles Crichton
    Writer:Richard Carpenter

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Best Episodes Summary

"The King's Shilling" is the best rated episode of Dick Turpin. It scored 7.5/10 from 16 votes. Directed by Christopher King and written by Paul Wheeler, it aired on February 27, 1982.

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