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- 2024
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- 2024
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Summary Dick Turpin (Noel Fielding) joins a gang of highway robbers while trying to avoid self-appointed thief-taker Jonathan Wilde (Hugh Bonneville) in the British comedy series created by Claire Downes, Ian Jarvis and Stuart Lane.
Created By: Claire Downes, Ian Jarvis, Stuart Lane
- 2024
- TV-14
- Apple TV+
- 2024
- TV-14
- Apple TV+
The Completely Made-up Adventures of Dick Turpin
Season 1 Premiere: Mar 1, 2024
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Summary Dick Turpin (Noel Fielding) joins a gang of highway robbers while trying to avoid self-appointed thief-taker Jonathan Wilde (Hugh Bonneville) in the British comedy series created by Claire Downes, Ian Jarvis and Stuart Lane.
Created By: Claire Downes, Ian Jarvis, Stuart Lane
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Generally Favorable
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
70
62% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
38% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Negative
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It’s fun and funny and Fielding is much more entertaining chattering away at the series’ various villains than a poor, harried contestant attempting to fashion a Swiss roll without cracking the sponge.
The writers (including Jon Brittain, Richard Naylor, Ms. Downes and Messrs. Jarvis and Lane) get considerable mileage out of Turpin's given name. Which is infantile. But that doesn't mean you won't laugh. .... [Noel Fielding's] a very likable lead, one who has no delusions about what the new program is trying to do and who goes with the flow with his actorly sails unfurled.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 16 User Ratings
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63% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 16 User Ratings
6.1
63% Positive
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10 Ratings
6% Mixed
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31% Negative
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This is what was missing on tv for years. Even though I wasn't laughing out loud a lot, it is still funny in a good way. Goofy, but clever. And Noel Fielding, basically being himself, can do no wrong.
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After he fails at his father's butcher business, **** Turpin (Noel Fielding) decides to become England's greatest highwayman. He assembles a trio of sidekicks for some truly albsurd adventures. The cast is populated with actors enjoying their "embellished" performances, including delightful star turns from Hugh Bonneville and Tamsin Greig. This series certainly has elements of other British comedies that trade it ridiculousness like Monty Python and Blackadder. As a result, there's non-stop silliness, some of which falls flat, but much more lands with a laff. It's a silly romp that continually entertains and sometimes elicits chuckles. NOTE: This is the only show I've seen with a smoking warning at the beginning.
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The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin looks like it was a lot of fun to make, and thankfully its inherent daftness is a joy to watch, too.
It’s not a stretch to call Made-Up Adventures downright derivative; it wears its influences, from Our Flag to Python to Blackadder, on its anachronistic pleather sleeve. But if you love the thing a derivative show is derived from, is that really such a bad thing? We’d happily hand over our jewels to spend a little more time with this pack of ne’er-do-wells.
Dick Turpin is an enjoyable romp, and a fun watch, but it left me thinking “what if?” more than “what next?”.
There’s nothing strictly wrong with The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin — just that it’s underwhelming, especially considering the talents lining its cast list. There’s plenty to laugh about if you know where to look, but ultimately, you’re probably better off listening to “Stand and Deliver” than watching this non-committal gang shout it at coaches.
While we like Fielding in the lead role, The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin mostly misses the mark when it comes to the silly gags that permeate the first episode.
I like Noel Fielding, but basically that's it - I just think the guy is funny and good at being himself. I didn't care for this. A bit too silly for my taste. It plays like Our Flag Means Death. Great people, but I simply couldn't get into it.
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Production Company:
- Big Talk Productions
Initial Release Date: Mar 1, 2024
Number of seasons: 2 Seasons
Rating: TV-14
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