NOEL FIELDING TO STAR AS DICK TURPIN IN NEW APPLE TV COMEDY

Apple today announced a series order for a new untitled comedy-adventure series starring Noel Fielding.

Fielding will star as Dick Turpin, the legendary British highwayman. In this irreverent retelling, Dick is the most famous, but least likely of highway robbers, whose success is defined mostly by his charm, showmanship and great hair.

Together with his gang of loveable rogues, Dick rides the highs and lows of celebrity — and does what he can to escape the clutches of the Thief Taker General.

Produced for Apple TV+ by Big Talk Productions, part of ITV Studios, the series will be directed by Ben Palmer, written and created by Claire Downes, Stuart Lane and Ian Jarvis, with Fielding and Jeremy Dyson as script consultants. Executive producers are Kenton Allen, Fielding, Victoria Grew, Matthew Justice and Palmer.