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Vic Reeves' Rogues Gallery

History · 2005

Last aired: S1 E10, Captain Blood · 2005-04-06

Vic Reeves' Rogues Gallery examines the history of some of Britain's most famous rogues and colourful characters whose failures, successes and memorable moments earned them a place in the history books.

Cast

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Season 1

E1 Dick Turpin 2005-02-02 · 30 min Vic Reeves retraces the footsteps of Britain's most famous highwayman through a world of poaching and housebreaking on a journey that leads straight to the gallows.

E2 Blackbeard 2005-02-09 · 30 min Blackbeard was adored by his crew and loved by women. Vic Reeves explores the myths around the 14-times-married pirate, who used to lace his rum with gunpowder.

E3 Rob Roy 2005-02-16 · 30 min Vic Reeves ventures into the highlands of the 18th century to meet the most famous Scot of them all, Rob Roy McGregor. Was the notorious cattle rustler an English spy?

E4 Jonathan Wild 2005-02-23 · 30 min Wild was widely respected as one of the nation's leading policemen, while in secret he ran the country's most successful gang of thieves. Vic Reeves investigates.

E5 Captain Kidd 2005-03-02 · 30 min Vic Reeves crosses the Indian Ocean to find out how Captain Kidd almost sank the British Empire. How did the famous pirate hunter end up on the scaffold at Wapping?

E6 Claude Du Vall 2005-03-09 · 30 min Vic Reeves investigates the infamous French highwayman Claude du Vall, who was so loved by his victims that hundreds of women attended his wake and caused a riot.

E7 Anne Bonny and Mary Read 2005-03-16 · 30 min Notorious pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read delighted in baring their breasts before they murdered a man to add insult to injury. Vic Reeves investigates.

E8 Deacon Brodie 2005-03-23 · 30 min Vic Reeves investigates the man who inspired the story of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Deacon Brodie, and finds out how his enthusiasm for the theatre led to his downfall.

E9 George Ransley 2005-03-30 · 30 min Ransley was such a successful smuggler that an army was set up to keep him in check. How did he manage a criminal empire so big, it boasted its own health service?

E10 Captain Blood 2005-04-06 · 30 min When Colonel Blood was caught red-handed stuffing the crown jewels down his trousers, he was awarded with an estate in Ireland and a sizeable pension. Why?

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