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| Dick Turpin | |
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| Genre | Historical Drama Comedy |
| Created by | Richard Carpenter Paul Knight Sydney Cole |
| Starring | Richard O'Sullivan Michael Deeks Christopher Benjamin David Daker |
| Theme music composer | Denis King |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 31 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Paul Knight Sidney Cole |
| Running time | 30 min. approx |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 6 January 1979 – 6 March 1982 |
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Dick Turpin is a British television drama series starring Richard O'Sullivan and Michael Deeks. It was created by Richard Carpenter, Paul Knight and Sydney Cole and written by Richard Carpenter, John Kane, Charles Crichton and Paul Wheeler. It was made by Gatetarn, Seacastle productions in-association with London Weekend Television between 1979 and 1982. Twenty-six half-hour episodes and one feature-length episode were filmed on location at Maidenhead in Berkshire, England.
The series is loosely based on the adventures of the real 18th century highwayman Dick Turpin.