‘The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin’ canceled at Apple TV+ after Noel Fielding failed to show up for work

Comedy-adventure series from Apple TV+, “The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin,” hads been renewed for a second season, but is now canceled
Noel Fielding’s multi-million dollar comedy “The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin” has been canceled mid-production after he failed to show up to work.
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). In this irreverent retelling set in the 18th century, Turpin is the most famous but least likely of highway robbers, whose success is defined mostly by his charm, showmanship and great hair. Together with his gang of lovable rogues, Turpin rides the highs and lows of his new endeavors, including a brush with celebrity, all whilst trying to escape the clutches of the thief-taker.

Rod McPhee for The Sun:
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Filming started on a second series in the autumn, but Noel, 51, didn’t return after the production paused for the Christmas holidays.
Creatives, cast and crew this week received the devastating news this week, and were simply told it was down to “the illness of a key cast member”.
A TV insider said: “They were understandably bewildered and infuriated by the bombshell because the shoe show required millions of pounds, months of planning and hours of work.
“It now effectively means that they are all out of work and looking for new jobs, but they still haven’t had a full explanation.
“Naturally, the rumour mill is in overtime as to what has happened with Noel, but it must have been very serious to axe the whole show.
“In most circumstances execs will at least consider pausing filming, but for some reason they decided to throw in the towel before the situation got any worse.”

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MacDailyNews Take: Hmm.
Hopefully the insurance policies will pay Apple et al. nicely.

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