Is accuracy ever the point?
Audiences love a bit of history.
Kings, Queens, dates, battles, all of that stuff.
Yes, there might not be any material evidence thatJ.
Audiences want to connect with somethingreal.
And if those historical dramas dont get all of the details exactly right, then thats fine too!
The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood were inspired by the real world about them, yet took imaginative licence in their art.
This story, based on their lives and loves, follows in that inventive spirit.
The series grave-digging finale, for instance, wasnotinvented.
Theyre just more interested in telling a fun story.
This Dick Turpin does not occupy Hempstead as it existed in 1735.
Dick Turpin was the son of a butcher.
Jonathan Wild was a man who set himself up as Thief-Taker General as a cover for his own crimes.
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpinstreams weekly on Fridays on Apple TV+
