Summary
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin is an outlandishly good time. Noel Fielding is an absolute gem as Dick Turpin.
A legendary British robber named Dick Turpin bands together with his gang of misfits in the Apple TV+ series The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin. The series is a fictional take on the real-life highway robber. Stand-up comedian and actor Noel Fielding, known for his comedy troupe The Mighty Boosh, stars in the lead role of Dick Turpin.
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin follows the legendary robber Dick Turpin who used his charm, great hair, and outlandish personality to work with his gang of misfits to tackle new adventures while running from a thief-taker.
Dick Turpin grew up in a town where he had the prototypical path. His father was a butcher and ran a shop, and Turpin would grow older and work next to his dad until one day the shop was his. However, Turpin had other plans, as he didn’t love the idea of being a butcher. With his dad’s permission, he set sail on his own.
Non-linear storytelling is something that is a staple in comedy shows, but what Jon Brittain and Richard Naylor do here is treat each episode as its own mission but string along the main story. I love they did this because although we are having fun watching the Essex Gang grow within each mission by tackling layers of the robberies, we have the main story to fall back on to carry us over.
Dick Turpin, the character, is charismatic, charming, and slightly obnoxious. Noel Fielding, who I wasn’t too familiar with before watching this show, knocked the portrayal out of the park. There is quite a bit of cat and mouse within each mission Turpin is on, and when you think he is a step behind, he reveals he’s one step ahead. Fielding delivers quite a humorous performance.
Turpin’s biggest foe in the series is Jonathan Wilde, who Hugh Bonneville plays. Bonneville, known for his time in the Downtown Abbey franchise as Robert Crawley, fits perfectly as the villain. Bonneville and Fielding have some genuinely laugh-out-loud funny moments together on the screen. We rarely get a comedic dual between a hero and an anti-hero of this nature, and both hit home runs with the banter.
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin won’t be for everyone as the show leans into British humor. If that isn’t your typical cup of tea, I wouldn’t recommend you check this out. That said, if you are a fan of hilariously written comedy blended with some entertaining robbery sequences, then this is the show for you.
My only bone to pick is the weekly release after the first two episodes because the season is only six episodes (which I love). If you want to watch it weekly, do it, but this is 100% better as all at once binge-watch.
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