Dick Turpin as Turpin in the 1974 Carry On film "Carry On Dick" and LWT cast Richard O'Sullivan as Turpin in their eponymous series "Dick Turpin". Footnotes Notes Bibliography Dick Turpin Richard Turpin (bapt. 21 September 1705 – 7 April 1739) was an English highwayman whose exploits were romanticised following his execution in York for horse theft. Turpin may have followed his father's trade as a butcher early in his life but, by the early 1730s, he had joined a gang of deer thieves and, later, became a poacher, burglar, horse thief and killer. He is also known for a fictional overnight
Ian Dick Ian Dick Ian Robinson Dick (30 August 1926 – 5 September 2012) was an Australian cricketer and field hockey player who played one first-class match for Western Australia in 1950 and also captained Australia in the hockey tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. Born in Boulder, Western Australia, Dick was the brother of Alexander Dick (who also played cricket for Western Australia) and David Dick (who was the school captain of Wesley College in 1936 and also played hockey for Western Australia). The brothers' uncle, Billy Dick, captained to the 1914 VFL premiership. Having worked as a pharmacist