Apple’s ‘The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin’ Axes Season 2 Production
Apple TV+‘s comedy The Completely Made–Up Adventures of Dick Turpin will not return.
The show has ceased production on series two, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed on Thursday. British tabloid The Sun first reported the news, adding that titular star Noel Fielding — well known among U.S. audiences as a co-host of The Great British Baking Show — pulled out three-quarters of the way through the shoot.
Filming started on a second series in the autumn, the tabloid said, but 51-year-old Fielding did not return after the Holidays. The cast and crew have now been stood down. Though THR has been unable to confirm the report, Fielding’s team has been contacted for comment.
Written by Fielding, Richard Naylor and Jon Brittain, the series followed the contemptuous life of the 18th-century highwayman, known in York, England, as a thief, poacher and killer but whose exploits have been widely romanticized in modern culture. His signature long hair and fellow gang of rogues made a historical comedy ripe for longevity, as Apple promised season two would feature “a host of great British comedy talent”.
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Fielding, who first shot to fame on BBC comedy The Mighty Boosh (2004-2007), starred in The Completely Made–Up Adventures of Dick Turpin alongside fellow Brit comics Ellie White, Dolly Wells and Mark Heap.
The series was executive produced by Kenton Allen, Fielding, Victoria Grew, Anthony Wilcox and Ben Palmer, while Naylor and Brittain are co-EPs. Palmer directs.
