Highwayman Dick Turpin rides 200 miles to save his wife from the gallows in 18th-century England. Highwayman Dick Turpin rides 200 miles to save his wife from the gallows in 18th-century England. Highwayman Dick Turpin rides 200 miles to save his wife from the gallows in 18th-century England. Highwayman Dick Turpin rides 200 miles to save his wife from the gallows in 18th-century England.