Dick Turpin in York in 2009. Turpin is best known for his exploits as a highwayman, but before his execution the only contemporary report of him as such was in June 1737, when a broadsheet entitled "News news: great and wonderful news from London in an uproar or a hue and cry after the Great Turpin, with his escape into Ireland" was published. Although some of his contemporaries became the subject of chapbooks, names such as James Hind, Claude Duval and William Nevison, are not nearly as well-known today as the legend of Dick Turpin, whose fictionalised exploits first began to appear
Dick Turpin (TV series) and list the full cast) was released on DVD in Region 2 in 2005 and a box set of the complete series was released in 2008 in Region 2, by Network. Network in association with Soulmedia have also released the series on DVD for the Dutch/Netherlands market( 2007–2009) in English with subtitles in Danish, Swedish and Norwegian. Dick Turpin Series 1 was released on DVD in France on 26 January 2009 under the title "Dick Le Rebelle", by RV Films. It has both French and English soundtracks, original series presentation, a history of the series on French TV and clips