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Season 1

  • S01E01 Swiftnick

    • January 6, 1979

    Sir John Glutton, aided by his steward, Captain Spiker, tries to evict Mrs. Smith and her son from their inn, The Black Swan. Can Dick Turpin help them ?

  • S01E02 The Capture

    • January 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.

  • S01E03 The Champion

    • January 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.

  • S01E04 The Poacher

    • January 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.

  • S01E05 The Pursuit

    • February 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...

  • S01E06 The Blacksmith

    • February 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.

  • S01E07 The Imposter

    • February 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.

  • S01E08 The Upright Man

    • February 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.

  • S01E09 The Whipping Boy

    • March 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.

  • S01E10 The Hero

    • March 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!

  • S01E11 The Turncoat

    • March 17, 1979

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

  • S01E12 The Hostages

    • March 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.

  • S01E13 Jail-Birds

    • March 31, 1979

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

Season 2

  • S02E01 The Fox (1)

    • February 16, 1980

    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...

  • S02E02 The Fox (2)

    • February 23, 1980

    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.

  • S02E03 Blood Money

    • March 1, 1980

    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.

  • S02E04 Deadlier than the Male

    • March 8, 1980

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

  • S02E05 The Elixir of Life

    • March 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.

  • S02E06 The Thief-Taker

    • March 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.

  • S02E07 The Judge

    • March 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 ?

Season 3

  • S03E01 Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure (1)

    • May 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.

  • S03E02 Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure (2)

    • May 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.

  • S03E03 Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure (3)

    • May 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.

  • S03E04 Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure (4)

    • June 6, 1981

    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.

  • S03E05 Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure (5)

    • June 13, 1981

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

Season 4

  • S04E01 Sentence of Death (1)

    • January 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'.

  • S04E02 Sentence of Death (2)

    • February 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.

  • S04E03 The Godmother

    • February 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.

  • S04E04 The Secret Folk

    • February 20, 1982

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

  • S04E05 The King's Shilling

    • February 27, 1982

    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.

  • S04E06 The Hanging

    • March 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.