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| - Richard "Dick" Turpin (bapt. 1705 – 7 April 1739) was an English highwayman whose exploits were romanticised following his execution in York for horse theft. Turpin may have followed his father's trade as a butcher early in life, but, by the early 1730s, he had joined a gang of deer thieves and, later, became a poacher, burglar, horse thief and killer. He is also known for a fictional 200-mile (320 km) overnight ride from London to York on his horse Black Bess, a story that was made famous by the Victorian novelist William Harrison Ainsworth almost 100 years after Turpin's death.
- Charley Pollard was a fan of the stories in which Turpin appeared. Upon encountering the real Turpin, Charley inadvertently infected him with Grel particles which altered Turpin and those around him to match their fictional depictions. (AUDIO: The Doomwood Curse) Clyde Langer asked the Dark Rider if he had known Dick Turpin, but the Dark Rider gave no reply. (TV: Mona Lisa's Revenge) File:CharStub.png
- Dick Turpin was one of an illustrious line of programmes written by Richard Carpenter, who specialised in historical drama. He wrote Catweazle, Smuggler and Robin of Sherwood, which were also strips in Look-in, but he also wrote other stuff too. The series covered the continuing adventures of Dick Turpin, the notorious highwayman whose cry of 'Stand and Deliver!' sparked fear into every man and woman unlucky enough to come face to face with him.
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| - Richard "Dick" Turpin (bapt. 1705 – 7 April 1739) was an English highwayman whose exploits were romanticised following his execution in York for horse theft. Turpin may have followed his father's trade as a butcher early in life, but, by the early 1730s, he had joined a gang of deer thieves and, later, became a poacher, burglar, horse thief and killer. He is also known for a fictional 200-mile (320 km) overnight ride from London to York on his horse Black Bess, a story that was made famous by the Victorian novelist William Harrison Ainsworth almost 100 years after Turpin's death.
- Charley Pollard was a fan of the stories in which Turpin appeared. Upon encountering the real Turpin, Charley inadvertently infected him with Grel particles which altered Turpin and those around him to match their fictional depictions. (AUDIO: The Doomwood Curse) Clyde Langer asked the Dark Rider if he had known Dick Turpin, but the Dark Rider gave no reply. (TV: Mona Lisa's Revenge) File:CharStub.png
- Dick Turpin was one of an illustrious line of programmes written by Richard Carpenter, who specialised in historical drama. He wrote Catweazle, Smuggler and Robin of Sherwood, which were also strips in Look-in, but he also wrote other stuff too. The series covered the continuing adventures of Dick Turpin, the notorious highwayman whose cry of 'Stand and Deliver!' sparked fear into every man and woman unlucky enough to come face to face with him. Dick (Richard O'Sullivan), made his living by robbing unsuspecting travellers, and taking their valuables. Astride his horse 'Black Bess' and with his trusted partner in crime Nick Smith or 'Swiftnick' (Michael Deeks), they terrorised the 18th century countryside. Always on the look-out for Turpin is the hapless Captain Nathan Spiker (David Daker), under orders from Sir John Glutton (Christopher Benjamin), he is sworn to catch Turpin and bring him to the gallows. The series was fantastic, I loved the theme by Denis King too, so much that I sought a recording of it, which I eventually got, but had to order. The episodes were only 30 minutes though, much too short in my opinion, but they packed a lot into the time. The strip was really good, Martin Asbury adding a lot of flair to the artwork, making it a great read from start to finish. Angus P. Allan's take on the series was really good too, some inventive plots, and also keeping a lot of the humour that made the series so watchable. One of the better strips to appear in Look-in, shame it didn't last longer.
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