{"id":46813,"date":"2024-02-28T18:01:04","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T17:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1999692"},"modified":"2024-02-28T19:39:58","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T18:39:58","slug":"noel-fielding-introduces-star-studded-dick-turpin-comedy-in-first-look","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/noel-fielding-introduces-star-studded-dick-turpin-comedy-in-first-look\/","title":{"rendered":"Noel Fielding introduces star-studded Dick Turpin comedy in first look"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> The comedy series arrives on Apple TV+ this Friday. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Hibbs\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 28 February 2024 at 17:01 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>This week sees the release of brand new British comedy series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/noel-fielding-dick-turpin-apple-tv-newsupdate\/\">The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin<\/a> on Apple TV+, and star Noel Fielding and his castmates have introduced the series in a new behind-the-scenes featurette.<\/p>\n<p>In the clip, which has been provided exclusively to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/\">RadioTimes.com<\/a>, the cast and crew explain that the show is a fictional take on the real highwayman Dick Turpin, with stars such as Greg Davies, Jessica Hynes, Tamsin Greig and Hugh Bonneville introducing the world.<\/p>\n<p>The clip also features a host of new clips from the six-part series, featuring carriage chases, daring heists and even some supernatural goings-on.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the full exclusive featurette right here now:<\/p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.greenvideo.io\/players\/gv.js\" data-license-key=\"f0cf5e3e9068d9a4affa36d5c8962eaf1a0662ba\"\/> <div style=\"width:50%;min-height:100vh;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:16\/9;position:relative;\"> <style><![CDATA[ .gvtext1, .gvtext2 { animation-duration: 5s; animation-iteration-count: infinite; animation-direction: alternate; width:100%; } .gvtext1 { animation-name: gvtext1; } .gvtext2 { animation-name: gvtext2; } @keyframes gvtext1 { 0% { opacity: 1 } 47% { opacity: 1 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 100% { opacity: 0 } } @keyframes gvtext2 { 0% { opacity: 0 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 53% { opacity: 1 } 100% { opacity: 1 } } ]]><\/style> <div style=\"font-family:arial;font-size:smaller;position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;background:rgb(208, 208, 208);border-radius:30px;display:flex;text-align:center;align-items:center;\"> <div class=\"gvtext2\" style=\"position:absolute;\"> Green Video Post Element <br\/>Video ID: \"a8f9da90a87c5b76388f8a4e793f799d5a24dbf6\" <br\/>Mix ID: \"\" <br\/>Player ID: \"Tw3-XowQ\" <\/div> <div class=\"gvtext1\" style=\"padding: 10px;\"> If the player doesn't appear here within a few seconds, the Player ID or Licence Key (set via IM Green Video settings) might be invalid. <\/div> <\/div> <green-video embed-id=\"Tw3-XowQ\" content-id=\"a8f9da90a87c5b76388f8a4e793f799d5a24dbf6\" mix-id=\"\"\/>\n<\/div> <p>Fielding previously spoke about the show at a press conference, calling it a return to more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/noel-fielding-dick-turpin-monty-python-newsupdate\/\">Monty Python-esque comedy<\/a>, rather than more naturalistic series we\u2019ve seen such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/the-office-australian-remake-felicity-ward-newsupdate\/\">The Office<\/a>.<\/p>\n<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<p>\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<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/david-morrissey-aimee-lou-wood-daddy-issues-first-look-newsupdate\/\">David Morrissey and Sex Education\u2019s Aimee Lou Wood in first look at Daddy Issues<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/noel-fielding-mighty-boosh-back-newsupdate\/\">Noel Fielding says he\u2019d \u201clove\u201d to bring back The Mighty Boosh<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The official synopsis for the series says: \u201cIn The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin, Dick Turpin (Noel Fielding) sets out on a journey of wildly absurd escapades when he\u2019s made the reluctant leader of a band of outlaws \u2014 and tasked with outwitting corrupt lawman and self-appointed thief-taker Jonathan Wilde (Hugh Bonneville).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn this irreverent retelling set in the 18th century, Turpin is the most famous but least likely of highway robbers, whose success is defined mostly by his charm, showmanship and great hair.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTogether with his gang of lovable rogues, Turpin rides the highs and lows of his new endeavours, including a brush with celebrity, all whilst trying to escape the clutches of the thief-taker.\u201d<\/p> <p><strong>The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin premieres globally with the first two episodes on Friday 1st March 2024, followed by new episodes weekly, every Friday exclusively on Apple TV+. <a href=\"https:\/\/apple.sjv.io\/c\/1236178\/435298\/7615?itsct=RadioTimes_TV&amp;itscg=30200&amp;at=1000l36Fi&amp;subId1=radiotimes-1612655&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Ftv.apple.com%2Fchannel%2Ftvs.sbd.4000%3Fitsct%3DRadioTimes_TV%26itscg%3D30200%26at%3D1000l36Fi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">Sign up to Apple TV+ now<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/\">Comedy<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\">Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013\u00a0<a id=\"OWAd6a6c3ba-49f5-0b08-841b-80c9962943d5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\" data-loopstyle=\"linkonly\">subscribe now<\/a>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0<a id=\"OWA71a5a05f-6651-b0f3-aeda-3d3d09b909b1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> The comedy series arrives on Apple TV+ this Friday. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":46814,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/02\/noel-fielding-introduces-star-studded-dick-turpin-comedy-in-first-look-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/02\/noel-fielding-introduces-star-studded-dick-turpin-comedy-in-first-look-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/02\/noel-fielding-introduces-star-studded-dick-turpin-comedy-in-first-look-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/02\/noel-fielding-introduces-star-studded-dick-turpin-comedy-in-first-look-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/02\/noel-fielding-introduces-star-studded-dick-turpin-comedy-in-first-look-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/02\/noel-fielding-introduces-star-studded-dick-turpin-comedy-in-first-look-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/02\/noel-fielding-introduces-star-studded-dick-turpin-comedy-in-first-look-2048x1365.jpg",2048,1365,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The comedy series arrives on Apple TV+ this Friday.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/46813"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}