Dick Turpin

Dick Turpin was a British drama series that aired on BBC from 1979 to 1982, based on a historical figure who was glorified after his death in ballads and stories. Facts and fiction are mixed. The story took place in Epping Forrest and around the life of Richard (Dick) Turpin the highwayman. The series was broadcast in the Netherlands by VARAbetween 1980 and 1983.



Content
[hide] *1 Cast  ==Cast[ Edit] == ==Episodes[ Edit] == ==Story[ Edit] == It is 1739 and in York is Dick Turpin, a notorious highwayman, hung up. At least that seems to be so. However, the man who on the gallows dangles, is not the real Dick Turpin, but someone who has adopted this name.The real Dick Turpin is at that time in England just returned after three years in the British army to have served abroad. As Turpin to his ancestral home, a farm, he found out that his parents have died from starvation.They are by Sir John Glutton, a rich landowner, from House and died of hunger. Turpin is furious and decides to avenge his parents by the rich and particularly Glutton peeling. As he rides through the Woods, disguised as a doctor, is attacked by a masked highwayman Turpin who makes known as ... Dick Turpin. The real Turpin knows his imitator to overpower and pulls his mask off. It turns out to be Nick Smith, the son of Mary Smith the innkeeper at the Inn "The Black Swan". Nick and his mother from the Inn to be put at risk if they don't quickly give to twenty pounds Captain Nathan Spiker, the accomplice of Sir John Glutton. Nick was there as Dick Turpin to rob people and so on out to get their hands on the twenty pounds. Although Turpin is the money for her son to shoot Mary picked up by Spiker and locked up. However, he is freed by Dick Turpin and together they flee to the forest. Turpin is now forced to stuck with an accomplice that he baptizes Swiftnick to prevent Nicks real name becomes known. Both men are now as highwaymen on the rich and give much of their loot to the poor. So, ISO 3166-2 codes are wildly popular with the people. Unfortunately they can't rest on their laurels, as Captain Spiker and his men a merciless pursuit. ==Production[ Edit] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The show was created by Richard Carpenter and worked out in collaboration with Paul Knight and Sydney Cole. The screenplay was also written by John Kane except by Carpenter, Charles Crichton and Paul Wheeler.The series was largely included in Gate tarn in Seacastle between 1978 and 1980. It was a find of Carpenter to play the series after the death of the historical Dick Turpin in 1739. The real Turpin was a murderer and a cattle thief and that offered little moral background. By suggesting that a false Turpin in 1739 was hanged one could create a Dick Turpin was a hero of the people, a Robin Hood of the eighteenth century. Actor Richard O Sullivan "best known for the series Man About the House and Robin's nest was best known as an actor in comedies. He himself was pleased, however, to be able to make the switch to an adventure series full of sword fights, horseback riding and other jongensboek adventures. ==The real Dick Turpin<span class="mw-editsection" len="338" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The real Dick Turpin lived from 2 september 1706 (Hempstead, Essex) to 7 april 1739 (York) and made a career as violent highwayman, cattle thief and killer in the region of Epping Forrest, he was notorious throughout England. For some time he lived in the North of England under the pseudonym John Palmer. His old schoolmaster and "good" friend in a letter recognized the handwriting of what used to be his pupil was and gave it to.The schoolmaster received a reward of £ 200 for this betrayal. Turpin was sentenced to death by hanging, just before the execution, however, he climbed a ladder and he entertained the public let itself down a few minutes before collapsing. So technically, he died by suicide. The executioner would Turpins friend and gang member Thomas Hadfield, which remained free from criminal prosecution because he was willing to act as executioner.
 * 2 Episodes
 * 3 Story
 * 4 Production
 * 5 the real Dick Turpin
 * 6 see also
 * 7 external links

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Turpin was convicted of cattle theft, not for the murder and robbery which he had committed. Probably came across this because by him to Turpins horse, "Black Bess" renamed, came from the robbery of it on a prominent Englishman. The horse was of a particular breed and could deliver extreme performance whereby Turpin actually had a head start in advance at escapes after a robbery and any pursuits were outgunned.