Apple TV+ debuts trailer for Noel Fielding-led comedy ‘The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin’

5 Feb

The show will premiere globally on Friday 1 March.

Today at the 2024 Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour, Apple TV+ unveiled the trailer for upcoming comedy-adventure series The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin. The six-episode Apple Original, which stars Noel Fielding (The Mighty Boosh, The Great British Bake Off) as the legendary British highwayman, premieres globally on Friday 1 March 2024 with the first two episodes, followed by a new episode every Friday through 29 March.

In The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin, Dick Turpin (Fielding) sets out on a journey of wildly absurd escapades when he’s made the reluctant leader of a band of outlaws – and tasked with outwitting corrupt lawman and self-appointed thief-taker Jonathan Wilde (Hugh Bonneville). In this irreverent retelling set in the 18th century, Turpin is the most famous but least likely of highway robbers, whose success is defined mostly by his charm, showmanship and great hair. Together with his gang of lovable rogues, Turpin rides the highs and lows of his new endeavours, including a brush with celebrity, all while trying to escape the clutches of the thief-taker.

Image of Noel Fielding as Dick Turpin riding a horse backwards while drinking tea. Text reads, "The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin" with the tagline, "You Don't Know Dick."

Starring alongside Fielding in the ensemble cast are Ellie White (The Windsors), Marc Wootton (High & Dry), Duayne Boachie (Blue Story), Bonneville (Downton Abbey), Tamsin Greig (Episodes), Asim Chaudhry (The Sandman), Dolly Wells (The Outlaws), Joe Wilkinson (Sex Education), Mark Heap (Friday Night Dinner), Geoff McGivern (Free Rein), Michael Fielding (The Mighty Boosh), Samuel Leakey (Gretel & Hansel) and Kiri Flaherty.

Produced by Apple TV+ and Big Talk Studios, part of ITV Studios, The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin is created by Claire Downes, Ian Jarvis and Stuart Lane. The series is executive produced by Kenton Allen, Big Talk Studios (multi-BAFTA Award-winning producer of Rev., The Outlaws, Friday Night Dinner), Noel Fielding, Victoria Grew, Big Talk Studios (Back, We Are Not Alone) and Ben Palmer.

Episodes one to three are directed by Palmer (BAFTA TV Award and Rose d’Or Award-winning The Inbetweeners, The Inbetweeners Movie) and episodes four to six are directed by George Kane (BAFTA TV Award-nominated Timewasters, Inside No. 9, Crashing). Episode one is written by Downes, Jarvis and Lane with Fielding and episode two to six are written by Jon Brittain and Richard Naylor with Fielding.

For more information, please see the Apple TV+ Press Release.