NoelFieldingstarsasDickTurpin, whoalwaysbelievedhewasdestinedforsomethingbiggerthanalifechoppingmeatinhisdad’sbutcher’sshop.Andhewasright.WhenheinadvertentlybecomesleaderoftheEssexGang, anotoriousbunchofoutlaws, herealiseshe’sfoundhiscalling.Sure, hemightbeapeace-lovingveganwhobelievesinpanacheoverpistols, butwhathelacksinhard-corehighwayskillshemakesupforinimagination, inventionandincrediblypointypurpleshoes.Inthisirreverentretelling, Dickisthemostfamous, butleastlikelyofhighwayrobbers, whosesuccessisdefinedmostlybyhischarm, showmanshipandgreathair.Togetherwithhisgangofloveablerogues, Dickridesthehighsandlowsofcelebrity-anddoeswhathecantoescapetheclutchesoftheThiefTakerGeneral.