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Dick Turpin (Richard O'Sullivan) is none too pleased with his newly acquired sidekick Swiftnick (Michael Deeks), so he bribes a gunsmith of his confidence (Harold Goodwin) into taking Swiftnick on as apprentice and thus off Dick's hands. In the meantime though, Dick's arch-enemies Sir John (Christopher Benjamin) and Captain Spiker (David Daker) have not been idle and have trained an actress (Annabelle Lee) they've only recently taken into custody into doing a turn as a rich lady in whose jewelry Dick's sure to take an interest in - and he falls for the charade hook, line and sinker, is taken captive, and convicted to the gallows rather in a hurry. It's fortunate then that barmaid Kate (Lesley Dunlop), a friend of Swiftnick, gets wind of this and delivers the news of Dick's arrest to Swiftnick before it has even become general knowledge. Now of course, Swiftnick by himself is no match for Captain Spiker and company, but when he learns about the prison transport of Dick directly to the gallows, he collects all the explosives, ammonition and blackpowder he can find at the gunsmith's shop to create a firework large enough to obscure his numbers and this way free his friend ...

Now storywise, the trap set for Dick seems a bit too simple given his reputation, and unfortunately the actress turned against him never comes into her own as a character, given her potential - but that said, Richard O'Sullivan is on his dependable best, and as a set-up episode for Swiftnick, this one works just fine, with plenty of action, suspense and bits of comedy (which one would eventually come to expect from the series) to keep one entertained throughout.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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