About this season
Richard O'Sullivan stars as Dick Turpin in this action-filled adventure series chronicling the exploits of England's most celebrated highwayman.
Episodes (5)
1. Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure (1)
Aired 16 May 1981 • 30 min
Jane Harding is sent by her wounded father to England from Maryland, with papers that could discredit and topple the tyrannical Governor Appleyard.
2. Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure (2)
Aired 23 May 1981 • 30 min
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.
3. Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure (3)
Aired 30 May 1981 • 30 min
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.
4. Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure (4)
Aired 6 June 1981 • 30 min
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.
5. Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure (5)
Aired 13 June 1981 • 30 min
Rescued by Jane Harding, Turpin determines to help her in her mission to have the corrupt governor arrested.