The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin
- TV sitcom
- Apple TV+
- 2024
- 6 episodes (1 series)
Noel Fielding brings Dick Turpin to life in this period comedy for the Apple TV+ platform. Also features Duayne Boachie, Ellie White, Marc Wootton, Hugh Bonneville, Kiri Flaherty and more.
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Why Apple TV+'s Noel Fielding comedy came to an untimely halt
Filmed footage cannot be fashioned into a scaled-back season and there is no hope of getting the show back on the road, according to three sources familiar with Dick Turpin's demise.
Jake Kanter, Deadline, 17th January 2025The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin axed mid-production
Production has halted on the second series of The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin, due to "a health issue with a cast member". The Sun newspaper reports that star Noel Fielding has "failed to come to work". Apple TV+ says there are now no plans for the show to return.
British Comedy Guide, 16th January 2025Comedy.co.uk Awards 2024 shortlists revealed
Shortlists for the annual Comedy.co.uk Awards, recognising the best television and radio comedy programming, have been announced today after an initial round of voting.
British Comedy Guide, 13th January 2025Kiri Flaherty interview
For Kiri Flaherty's first series regular role, she plays Little Karen in the Apple TV+ series The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin. She talks about the character here.
Tresa Magazine, 5th September 2024The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin Series 2 confirmed
Apple TV+ has ordered a second series of The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin, the comedy series starring Noel Fielding as the famous highwayman.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd July 2024Dick Turpin star Tamsin Greig explains why she refused to wear a corset
Tamsin Greig has revealed that she refused to wear a corset for her role in Apple TV+ comedy The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin.
David Craig, Radio Times, 7th March 2024The week in TV: Things You Should Have Done; The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin
Reviews of sitcoms starring Lucia Keskin and Noel Fielding respectively.
Barbara Ellen, The Observer, 3rd March 2024The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin review
I'm delighted to say it's an absolute hoot. A rip-roaringly silly absolute hoot.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 3rd March 2024The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin review
The Mighty Boosh star brings his usual chaotic whimsy to this show about a would-be highwayman - but even a cast packed with comic geniuses can't remove the stench of "Will this do?"
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian, 1st March 2024The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin review
Dick Turpin's gone woke! He's now a non-violent vegan who prefers knitting to armed robbery, shuns toxic masculinity, and embraces diversity in his gang of previously ruthless outlaws.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 1st March 2024