Jessica Hynes plays monstrous witch in Dick Turpin episode 4 first-look
The Reddlehag is here!
New Apple TV+ comedy The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin continues on the streamer this week and as well as the positively barmy escapades facing Dick and his gang, this week's episode will see the introduction of new character The Reddlehag, played by Jessica Hynes.
Known for her roles in W1A, The Royle Family and There She Goes, comedian Hynes will play a witch in the upcoming fourth episode of the series – and RadioTimes.com has your exclusive first look at Hynes in action.
In one picture (above), she can be seen tied up at the stake alongside Noel Fielding's Turpin and Ellie White's Nell. But while Turpin looks bemused and Nell looks disgusted, the Reddlehag bares her fangs and looks somewhat excited.
The other image (below) shows Hynes in all her witchy glory, looking angry as she's pointing to something we can't see but looking positively scary.
Hynes joins a long list of star-studded guest stars in the comedy series, which includes Greg Davies (Taskmaster), Laura Checkley (Screw) and Diane Morgan (Cunk on Britain), to name a few.
With weekly episode releases of the Fielding-fronted comedy, fans will have to tune in to see how exactly how Hynes's mysterious witch slots into the action.
But as per the series synopsis, the new show is an "irreverent retelling" and teases that Dick is "the most famous but least likely of highway robbers, whose success is defined mostly by his charm, showmanship, and great hair".
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The synopsis reads: "In The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin, Dick Turpin (Noel Fielding) sets out on a journey of wildly absurd escapades when he’s made the reluctant leader of a band of outlaws — and tasked with outwitting corrupt lawman and self-appointed thief-taker Jonathan Wilde (Hugh Bonneville)."
The synopsis adds: "Together with his gang of lovable rogues, Turpin rides the highs and lows of his new endeavours, including a brush with celebrity, all whilst trying to escape the clutches of the thief-taker."
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The series itself marks a return to more Monty Python-esque comedy, as Fielding previously described at a press conference.
He explained: "I think it's maybe a return to British comedy in line with Monty Python, Spike Milligan, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Vic Reeves, Chris Morris – it's more that kind of ilk.
"Obviously, The Office is amazing and I love The Office, but I guess that spawned millions of other shows that were like that – very real and awkward. And this is much more visual and whimsical and joyful."
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin premieres continues with new episodes weekly, every Friday exclusively on Apple TV+. Sign up to Apple TV+ now.
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Morgan Cormack is a Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering everything drama-related on TV and streaming. She previously worked at Stylist as an Entertainment Writer. Alongside her past work in content marketing and as a freelancer, she possesses a BA in English Literature.
