Britain's Outlaws: Highwaymen, Pirates and Rogues

Knights of the Road: The Highwayman's Story

Documentary Sep 2, 2016 59 min BBC Select

Available on Prime Video, BBC Select

S1 E1: A new breed of gentleman criminal rose out of the ashes of the English Civil War: the highwayman. These glamorous gangsters were heavily romanticized in literature, with heroes such as Dick Turpin. But, as historian Sam Willis discovers in this illuminating history documentary, they became a social menace. Underneath the dashing image of stylish robbers on horseback lay a far darker reality.

Documentary Sep 2, 2016 59 min BBC Select

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2016
Run Time: 59 min
Rated: TV-PG
Region of Origin: United Kingdom

Languages

Original Audio: English (United States), English (United Kingdom)
Audio and Subtitles: English (United Kingdom) (AAC, CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.