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The Best Episodes of Dick Turpin Season 1

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. Dick Turpin Season 1 Episode 3 - The Champion
    6.7/10(33 votes)

    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.

    Director:James Allen
    Writer:Richard Carpenter

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  9. Dick Turpin Season 1 Episode 6 - The Blacksmith
    6.7/10(31 votes)

    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.

    Director:Charles Crichton
    Writer:Richard Carpenter

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  10. 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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  11. 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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  12. Dick Turpin Season 1 Episode 8 - The Upright Man
    6.6/10(29 votes)

    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.

    Director:Charles Crichton
    Writer:Richard Carpenter

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  13. Dick Turpin Season 1 Episode 5 - The Pursuit
    6.5/10(31 votes)

    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...

    Director:James Allen
    Writer:Richard Carpenter

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Poacher" is the best rated episode of Dick Turpin season 1. It scored 7.3/10 from 34 votes. Directed by James Allen and written by Richard Carpenter, it aired on January 27, 1979. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Whipping Boy".