The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin was Apple TV+’s high jinks vehicle for the very best of British comedy talent, but there’s nothing whimsical about the series coming to a clattering halt this week.

AppleTV's the Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin launched last year with Great British Bake Off host Noel Fielding in the title role and its renewal was announced in July

The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin has been scrapped after Noel Fielding was unable to return to set following a break over Christmas.

The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin's Season 2 shoot has been shut down after Noel Fielding pulled out of the Apple TV+ comedy.

The second season of an acclaimed Apple TV+ series has been scrapped after lead star Noel Fielding was unable to complete filming. Comedy show The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin ceased production due to a private health issue faced by Fielding towards the end of the shoot.

Apple TV+ series “The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin,” which stars Noel Fielding as the infamous highway bandit, has shut down in the middle of shooting Season 2, Variety has confirmed.

The news follows a report by British tabloid The Sun that titular star Noel Fielding pulled out three-quarters of the way through the shoot.

The second season of Apple TV+’s comedy series The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin has been scrapped after star Noel Fielding “failed to come to work” following the Christmas break.

Noel Fielding has dropped out of his Apple TV+ comedy series The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin due to health issues, forcing production to halt midway through filming its second season.

Season 2 of Noel Fielding‘s Apple TV+ comedy The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin reportedly won’t ever see the light of day — because they won’t actually be finishing it. The Sun was first to report that Fielding “failed to come to work” after production was paused over Christmas,