The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
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Our Review
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Our Review
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin (2024) is a comedy and history series from Apple TV. It has built a run of 7 episodes. It premiered on March 1, 2024. Viewers rate it 6.5 out of 10. It is currently running. It runs 1 season.
What The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin Is About
In this irreverent retelling set in the 18th century, Turpin is the most famous but least likely of highway robbers, whose success is defined mostly by his charm, showmanship and great hair. Together with his gang of lovable rogues, Turpin rides the highs and lows of his new endeavors, including a brush with celebrity, all whilst trying to escape the clutches of the thief-taker.
What to Expect When You Watch
The format keeps each instalment self-contained enough to drop into, the full run covers 7 episodes, spread across 1 season and it leans into its comedy/history roots while leaving room for the quieter character beats.
Performance-wise the series leans on Noel Fielding, Mark Heap and Ellie White to carry the emotional weight, with the rest of the ensemble filling out the world around them.
Cast and Creative Team
Noel Fielding, Mark Heap, Ellie White, Marc Wootton, Duayne Boachie and Asim Chaudhry lead the cast.
Key roles include Noel Fielding as Dick Turpin; Mark Heap as John Turpin; Ellie White as Nell Brazier; Marc Wootton as Moose Pleck; Duayne Boachie as Honesty Courage.
Why It Stands Out
Fans of comedy and history have a clear reason to give this one a shot. It sits comfortably alongside Apple TV’s other originals, a 6.5/10 audience score puts it in steady company and it commits to its premise instead of hedging between tones.
Released in 2024 and carried by Apple TV with the series still running, it lands hardest with comedy and history viewers.
How The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin Compares
If The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin lands for you, the next stops are Nathan for You, Taskmaster and Seinfeld, which share its comedy/history lean.
Each of those sits at a different point on the same spectrum, so they make a natural follow-up once you finish the run here.
Where to Stream
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin comes from Apple TV. Check your preferred platform for current availability, since regional rights move around.
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On the whole The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin is the kind of series that rewards a patient watch, with Noel Fielding and Mark Heap doing the heaviest lifting, a tone that stays true to its comedy/history roots, It has held up since 2024 and so if the premise sounds like your lane, the execution holds up.
The Bottom Line
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin is a safe bet for anyone already inside the comedy and history lane, at 7 episodes it is an easy run to work through, the audience score holds around 6.5/10 and so there is little risk in starting it tonight.
Verdict: 6.5/10. Watch it if you want comedy/history you can settle into.
