Think you know the true story of legendary highwayman Dick Turpin?
Then you probably know more than the latest Apple TV+ series does.
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin stars Noel Fielding as a highly fictionalized interpretation of the real-life English criminal. Here’s what you need to know about the show, where you can find its filming locations near London, and if this Dick Turpin will cheat death again and return for Season 2.
Noel Fielding as Dick Turpin in The Completely Made Up Adventures of Dick Turpin (Season 1, Episode 1). Image Credit: Apple TV+
The Completely Made Up Adventures of Dick Turpin filming locations
Much of the filming locations for The Completely Made Up Adventures of Dick Turpin was filmed in Kent, a county in southeastern England just outside of London. Saddle up for your own absurd escapades at these Dick Turpin filming sites.
High Rocks
London Charing Cross to Tunbridge Wells: 41m
The High Rocks National Monument’s sandstone rocks are millions of years old. A wedding venue is also on-site, hosting private functions, and on a handful of days, the production crew for The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin.
Bygone Farm
London Charing Cross to High Brooms: 53m
Bygone Farm, located just outside of Bidborough, created Turpin’s hometown of Hempstead in Essex. The farm was built in a medieval style, making it a great choice to portray a 1700s setting.
Entrance arch of Ludlow Castle in Shropshire. Image Credit: Getty Images, bobhackettphotos
Ludlow Castle
Birmingham New Street to Ludlow: 1h 35m
Located in Shropshire, Ludlow Castle was among the first The Completely Made Up Adventures of Dick Turpin filming locations used for the pilot. This Norman castle is also one of the few spots outside of Kent used for a Dick Turpin filming location.
Chiddingstone
London Blackfriars to Penshurst: from 45m
Chiddingstone was another choice filming location for The Completely Made Up Adventures of Dick Turpin thanks to its Tudor-style buildings that are over 200 years old. Head into The Castle Inn and you’ll find “The Last Drop pub”.
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Fort Amherst
London St Pancras to Chatham: 40m
Fort Amherst in Chatham got to portray the Syndicate’s prison and Baron’s crypt for Dick Turpin. The fort was originally built in 1756 to protect against invading French troops.
Noel Fielding as Dick Turpin in The Completely Made Up Adventures of Dick Turpin (Season 1, Episode 1). Image Credit: Apple TV+
What is The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin about?
The gist of The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin is that the legendary English highwayman begrudgingly becomes the leader of an outlaw gang. The show follows his wacky escapades as Turpin tries to pull the wool over the eyes of lawman Jonathan Wilde.
Who is in Dick Turpin Apple TV?
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin stars Noel Fielding as the titular highwayman and features Hugh Bonneville (Paddington, Downton Abbey), Marc Wooton, Ellie White (Black Mirror), Dolly Wells (Bridget Jones’s Diary), Tamsin Greig (Shaun of the Dead), and Mark Heap (The World’s End).
Where can I watch Dick Turpin with Noel Fielding?
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin is an Apple TV+ exclusive, so you have to watch it on the streamer. Unlike other streamers who are sharing their exclusive content with other streamers, Dick Turpin joins a roster of shows and movies that are only available on Apple TV+.
Will there be a Dick Turpin Season 2?
Yes, Apple TV+ announced a second season for The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin starring Noel Fielding is in the works. At this point, most details are as made-up as the series, but we’ll drop the Dick Turpin facts right here when we have them.
Was Dick Turpin a real person?
Yes, Dick Turpin was a real highwayman from the 1700s whose real-life robberies turned into fantastical legends after his death. He stole livestock and smuggled which eventually found him at the low end of a noose when he was arrested for shooting his landlord’s chicken in York, 1739. Over the centuries, his story has been flubbed, fiddled with, and fictionalized, so much so that his romanticized mythic persona is far and wide more well-known than his actual crimes.
Is The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin based on a true story?
The character of Dick Turpin is based on the real-life English highwayman of the same name. The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin, however, gives the plot away in its title. The six-episode series is a fictional account of Dick Turpin had he escaped his hanging.
Noel Fielding as Dick Turpin in The Completely Made Up Adventures of Dick Turpin (Season 1, Episode 1). Image Credit: Apple TV+
Completely not made-up Dick Turpin facts
They may not be as funny or fantastical as The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin, but these Dick Turpin facts add a little historical context for the fictitious series:
🐔 Turpin was hanged for shooting a chicken.
😭 He really did hire mourners to attend his hanging.
🏇 Turpin never took a midnight ride from Essex to York.
🐴 His horse’s name, Black Bess, was created for the novel Rookwood.
✉️ Turpin did try to escape his fate, but with a failed false alibi.
💰 He was no “Robin Hood" as he gladly stole from rich and poor.
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Noel Fielding as Dick Turpin in The Completely Made Up Adventures of Dick Turpin (Season 1, Episode 3). Header Image Credit: Apple TV+
