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The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin (TV Series)

The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin

2024

Claire Downes (Creator), Ian Jarvis (Creator) ...

Noel Fielding, Duayne Boachie, Ellie White, Marc Wotton ...

5.4

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TV Series. Comedy. Adventure TV Series (2024-). 1 Season. 6 Episodes. Legendary highwayman Dick Turpin sets out on a series of wildly absurd escapades when he's made the reluctant leader of a band of outlaws—and tasked with outwitting utterly corrupt lawman Jonathan Wilde.

	Media	Author	Review
		Benji Wilson Telegraph	"Wild highway adventure – his funniest work since 'The Mighty Boosh' (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Peter Martin Screen Anarchy	"The series takes full advantage of its brevity and the familiarity of the setting to thrown in a wild assortment of gags and witticisms and visual jokes and anachronisms, a madcap brew that goes down easy"
		Lucy Mangan The Guardian	"'The Mighty Boosh' star brings his usual chaotic whimsy to this show about a would-be highwayman – but even a cast packed with comic geniuses can’t remove the stench of 'Will this do?' (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Shannon Connellan Mashable	"As wickedly fun as its title"
		Robert Moran The Age	"A welcome proposition. That the show is essentially an excuse for Fielding to parade around in billowing pirate shirts, leather pants, silk cravats, sparkling capes and 'magic mittens' is a beautiful bonus (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"
		Maggie Boccella Collider	"There’s nothing strictly wrong with 'The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin' — just that it’s underwhelming, especially considering the talents lining its cast list"
		Jon O'Brien Radio Times	"Noel Fielding shines in unashamedly silly sitcom (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Jenna Scherer AV Club	"Both shows play fast and loose with history, embrace their limited budgets, and waft along on a breeze of wacky hijinks and witty dialogue. And though 'Made-Up Adventures' lacks 'Our Flag’s' raw emotionality, it’s still a very good time"
		Angie Han The Hollywood Reporter	"It's airy, and like any breeze its impact is minor and fleeting. But it's fun while it lasts, and asks nothing more of us than to sit back and let the show do its thing"
		John Anderson The Wall Street Journal	"Afloat in a kind of timeless comedy sea, or stew, where the circumstances and conventions of Hanoverian England are subjected to a modern sense of humor"
		Clint Worthington rogerebert.com	"This is not to say that 'Dick Turpin' isn’t lighthearted fun: it’s a frothy and inconsequential comedy, and the snappy, jaunty score by Oli Parker and Nate Jackson is an anachronistic plus. But it’s hard not to crave more from your historical comedies"
		Ricky Valero Ready Steady Cut	"[It] is an outlandishly good time. Noel Fielding is an absolute gem as Dick Turpin (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Laura Jane Turner Digital Spy	"This is undoubtedly Fielding's show. The Completely Made-up Adventures of Dick Turpin feels like a running joke that only Noel, and those in the audience that have fully committed to the ride, are in on (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Joel Keller Decider	"While we like Fielding in the lead role, The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin mostly misses the mark when it comes to the silly gags that permeate"
		Hugo Rifkind The Times	"Everywhere you look, in fact, there's a comedy great... Once or twice you may wonder if they're having rather more fun than you are, but I suppose there's plenty going spare"
		Shane Ryan Paste Magazine	"If you're the kind of person who loved 'The Mighty Boosh', you'll find some of the same pleasures here"

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