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Sir John (Christopher Benjamin) pretty much forces his second-in-command Captain Spiker (David Daker) to agree to marry Phyllida (Julie Dawn Cole), basically because her father Colonel Tranter (Kevin Brennan) owes him lots of money but the only thing in value the Colonel has is a priceless necklace bound up in the girl's dowry - and to have Spiker marry the girl is the only way for him to get his fingers on it. Thing is, young Nigel's (James Woolley) madly in love with Phyllida and he would do anything to sweep her off her feet and prove her his love - thing is though, anything isn't very much in Nigel's case as he's neither all that brave nor a skilled fighter or swordsman. Luckily then he runs across highwayman Dick Turpin (Richard O'Sullivan) and his sidekick Swiftnick (Michael Deeks), who take him under their wing. And they soon work out a plan for Phyllida to fall for Nigel: Turpin's to pose as Spiker, make a total fool out of himself, then Nigel swoops in, challenges him to a duel, and ultimately defeats Turpin-as-Spiker, this way winning the adoration of borh Phyllida and her dad. This works like a charm until the real Spiker appears on the scene and exposes the plot - and Nigel very cowardly hightails it. So Turpin makes up another plan, he and Swiftnick are to rob the coach Phyllida's taken to Sir John's in and kidnap Phyllida, then Nigel intervenes and saves the girl. But again, Spiker intervenes as he arrives at Turpin's before Nigel. And he's already about to shoot Turpin and Swiftnick dead then Nigel shows up, knocks him out with a plank of wood, and gets the girl as a thank you.

Not the best Dick Turpin episode plotwise as it presents Turpin as a mere do-gooder while being entirely made up of genre tropes. But on the plus side, the cast's playing up the humourous side of the story and seem to be well enjoying themselves, something that's infectuous. So in all, a very light but also very fun watch.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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