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.

Filming on season two of The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin was thought to be around three-quarters of the way through.

Deadline has since reported that star Noel Fielding, who played the titular character, pulled out of the shoot three-quarters of the way through, and that production company Big Talk Studios has disbanded the cast and crew. RadioTimes.com has reached out to Apple TV+ and to Fielding's representatives for comment.

The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin is no more. Season 2 of the Apple TV+ comedy has been shut down after Noel Fielding pulled out around three-quarters of the way through the shoot. The Sun newspaper first reported on Dick Turpin’s demise.

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 Noel Fielding-starring highwayman comedy The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin dropped on Apple TV+ last year and it was a fun watch. It didn’t set the world on fire but provided a good showcase of Fielding’s comedic talents.

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.