The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin is a British historical comedy television series starring Noel Fielding as the title character.
[1] However, in January 2025 the planned second season was scrapped after Fielding pulled out of the series partway through production.
[2] A fictional take on the life of Dick Turpin, leader of the Essex Gang, who commits numerous petty crimes with the hope of becoming England's greatest highwayman while being pursued by the thief-taker Jonathan Wilde and the secretive criminal organisation, The Syndicate.
It was announced in April 2022 that Apple TV+ had greenlit a series starring Noel Fielding as the highwayman Dick Turpin.
[5] In August 2023, additional casting including Hugh Bonneville, Asim Chaudhry and Tamsin Greig was announced.