Browse episode ratings trends for Dick Turpin. Simply click on the interactive rating graph to explore the best and worst of Dick Turpin's 31 episodes.
Best Episodes of Dick Turpin
The Hanging
S4 Ep6
9.0
6th Mar 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.
The Upright Man
S1 Ep8
8.5
24th Feb 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.
The Imposter
S1 Ep7
8.5
17th Feb 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.
The Pursuit
S1 Ep5
8.5
3rd Feb 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...
The Capture
S1 Ep2
8.5
13th Jan 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.
The King's Shilling
S4 Ep5
8.0
27th Feb 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.
The Secret Folk
S4 Ep4
8.0
20th Feb 1982
Captain Spiker hunts Turpin and Swiftnick into a forest, where they encounter the secret Romany folk.
The Godmother
S4 Ep3
8.0
13th Feb 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.
Sentence of Death (2)
S4 Ep2
8.0
6th Feb 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.
Worst Episodes of Dick Turpin
The Blacksmith
S1 Ep6
5.7
10th Feb 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.
Swiftnick
S1 Ep1
5.8
6th Jan 1979
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.
Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure (1)
S3 Ep1
7.0
16th May 1981
Jane Harding is sent by her wounded father to England from Maryland, with papers that could discredit and topple the tyrannical Governor Appleyard.
Deadlier than the Male
S2 Ep4
7.3
8th Mar 1980
Turpin, assisted by Swiftnick, rescues Mary from Edward Faversham and his accomplices. In revenge, Faversham hires Catherine Langford to help snare Turpin.
The Champion
S1 Ep3
7.7
20th Jan 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.
The Poacher
S1 Ep4
8.0
27th Jan 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.
The Whipping Boy
S1 Ep9
8.0
3rd Mar 1979
After the Duke of Hertford is robbed by Turpin and Swiftnick, he employs notorious thief-taker Colonel Tobias Moat to hunt them down.
The Hero
S1 Ep10
8.0
10th Mar 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!
The Turncoat
S1 Ep11
8.0
17th Mar 1979
Sir John Glutton is forced to seek Turpin's help when a letter implicating him in a Jacobite plot is intercepted.
Dick Turpin Episode Guide
Swiftnick
S1 Ep1
5.8
6th Jan 1979
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.
The Capture
S1 Ep2
8.5
13th Jan 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.
The Champion
S1 Ep3
7.7
20th Jan 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.
The Poacher
S1 Ep4
8.0
27th Jan 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.
The Pursuit
S1 Ep5
8.5
3rd Feb 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...
The Blacksmith
S1 Ep6
5.7
10th Feb 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.
The Imposter
S1 Ep7
8.5
17th Feb 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.
The Upright Man
S1 Ep8
8.5
24th Feb 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.
The Whipping Boy
S1 Ep9
8.0
3rd Mar 1979
After the Duke of Hertford is robbed by Turpin and Swiftnick, he employs notorious thief-taker Colonel Tobias Moat to hunt them down.
The Hero
S1 Ep10
8.0
10th Mar 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!
The Turncoat
S1 Ep11
8.0
17th Mar 1979
Sir John Glutton is forced to seek Turpin's help when a letter implicating him in a Jacobite plot is intercepted.
The Hostages
S1 Ep12
8.0
24th Mar 1979
Swiftnick learns that Sir John is holding two children hostage at Rookham Hall, and sets out to free them - without Turpin's help.
Jail-Birds
S1 Ep13
8.0
31st Mar 1979
Swiftnick acts in an impetuous manner, resulting in the capture of both himself and Dick Turpin.
The best rated episodes of Dick Turpin are:
The Hanging S4E6 rated 9.0
The Upright Man S1E8 rated 8.5
The Imposter S1E7 rated 8.5
The Pursuit S1E5 rated 8.5
The Capture S1E2 rated 8.5
The King's Shilling S4E5 rated 8.0
The Secret Folk S4E4 rated 8.0
The Godmother S4E3 rated 8.0
Sentence of Death (2) S4E2 rated 8.0
The lowest rated episodes of Dick Turpin are:
The Blacksmith S1E6 rated 5.7
Swiftnick S1E1 rated 5.8
Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure (1) S3E1 rated 7.0
Deadlier than the Male S2E4 rated 7.3
The Champion S1E3 rated 7.7
The Poacher S1E4 rated 8.0
The Whipping Boy S1E9 rated 8.0
The Hero S1E10 rated 8.0
The Turncoat S1E11 rated 8.0
The first episode of Dick Turpin aired on January 06, 1979.
The last episode of Dick Turpin aired on March 06, 1982.
