Turpin
Impatient butcher Richard Turpin wants his share of the emerging wealth of the new United Kingdom. After poaching for easy profits, he finds himself on the run and falls in with the vicious Gregory Gang. As his comrades are sent to the gallows, Dick Turpin evades the hangman and becomes the country's most wanted man. But the rope waits for every legend.
- Released
- 2026
- Country
- United Kingdom
Details
Release year: 2026
Storyline
Impatient butcher Richard Turpin wants his share of the emerging wealth of the new United Kingdom. After poaching for easy profits, he finds himself on the run and falls in with the vicious Gregory Gang. As his comrades are sent to the gallows, Dick Turpin evades the hangman and becomes the country's most wanted man. But the rope waits for every legend.
Top credits
Dónal Finn — Richard Turpin
Jemima Rooper — Betty Turpin
Greg Wise — Tom King
Kacey Ainsworth — Maria Turpin
Did you know
• Based on the real history of 18th-century Essex, Turpin tells the raw origin story of a butcher's son who stumbled into crime, joined a violent gang, and became England's most wanted man. Set in the brutal criminal underworld of Georgian Britain, the series follows Turpin's rise through poaching, robbery and betrayal to become the first great outlaw celebrity - a rebellious, punk figure in a country on the brink of modern capitalism.
Episodes
10 episodes – 1 seasons
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