{"id":46063,"date":"2024-02-16T15:20:45","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T14:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1993830"},"modified":"2024-02-16T16:34:56","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T15:34:56","slug":"noel-fielding-calls-dick-turpin-a-return-to-python-style-british-comedy","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/noel-fielding-calls-dick-turpin-a-return-to-python-style-british-comedy\/","title":{"rendered":"Noel Fielding calls Dick Turpin \u201ca return\u201d to Python-style British comedy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are we entering a new era for the genre? <\/p>

By David Craig\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 16 February 2024 at 14:20 PM<\/p>

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Noel Fielding has described his Apple TV+ series The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin<\/a> as a \u201creturn\u201d to Monty Python\u2019s style of British comedy, following years of \u201cvery real and awkward\u201d humour.<\/p>\n

The series transforms the highwayman into a kind-hearted, soft-spoken soul, who falls in with a loveable band of misfits played by Ellie White (Wonka<\/a>), Asim Chaudhry (People Just Do Nothing<\/a>), Marc Wootton (Nativity!) and Duayne Boachie (Blue Story).<\/p>\n

Greg Davies (The Cleaner<\/a>), Tamsin Greig (Friday Night Dinner) and Hugh Bonneville (Paddington) also star as the villains of the piece, while a number of famous faces pop up in cameo roles.<\/p>\n

Speaking at a press conference, Fielding cited the large ensemble, lavish sets and silly sense of humour as elements that bring Dick Turpin closer to a style of comedy that has been largely scaled back in recent years.<\/p>

He explained: \u201cI think it\u2019s maybe a return to British comedy in line with Monty Python, Spike Milligan, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Vic Reeves, Chris Morris \u2013 it\u2019s more that kind of ilk.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously, The Office is amazing and I love The Office, but I guess that spawned millions of other shows that were like that \u2013 very real and awkward. And this is much more visual and whimsical and joyful.\u201d<\/p>\n

Of course, there have been other carriers of the flame, with the troupe behind BBC\u2019s Ghosts<\/a> also eliciting frequent comparisons with Python, but generally, there has been a greater focus on realism in recent British comedy.<\/p>\n

The question is: could the balance be about to shift once more?<\/p>\n