When the Apple TV present The Fully Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin was introduced, it marked Noel Fielding’s return to appearing. Lately, he had turn into finest often known as host of Channel 4‘s The Nice British Bake Off and panellist on random comedy exhibits. Bar the odd visitor position and voice work, he hadn’t correctly stretched his appearing muscle mass in years.

With Noel, 52, within the titular position, it grew to become an enormous hit after its launch in spring 2024, and a second sequence was commissioned. Nonetheless, when it got here to returning to the set after Christmas break, Noel failed to indicate up, and it was subsequently revealed he was affected by well being points, which resulted in the complete sequence being axed. This left the complete forged and crew, together with Downton Abbey‘s Hugh Bonneville, out of labor and appeared to return as a shock to everybody concerned. 

At first of the 12 months, a supply instructed the Occasions: “Noel has mentioned that he cannot movie anymore and so there was no selection however to cease.” 

They mentioned the choice was not “taken frivolously” and wouldn’t have reached “this excessive consequence” if different attainable efforts had not been “exhausted. Individuals have been very involved about Noel’s well-being and given him time to get better, however there are additionally important repercussions,” they mentioned.

On the time consultant for Noel commented: “This can be a personal and confidential matter concerning our consumer’s well being. We’re saddened by the choice to stop manufacturing however we can not make any additional touch upon this matter.”

Eight months later, Noel has but to disclose what the well being concern was and has hardly ever been seen in public following the announcement of the cancellation. Nonetheless, he did return to screens for Celeb Nice British Bake Off in March this 12 months and is again on August 20 for a brand new sequence of the civilian model of the present.

His return to screens is of little solace to followers of his tackle Dick Turpin. Though the present was mentioned to be near completion on the time of its cancellation, it seems unlikely that followers will ever get to see it at this stage.

Noel did give some perception into his emotions for the present when he admitted he had a bushy second on set and feared he would die. In a single scene, his character Dick Turpin is because of be hanged, and the Mighty Boosh star confessed he had a “feeling” about it.

Regardless of realizing security measures have been in place, he admitted: “I had a rope round my neck and like a trapdoor system goes to drop and I used to be going to be hanged, they usually assured me I used to be on a wire, however , the psychological weirdness of that, the sensation.

“You are similar to, ‘Oh god, I hope this rope is not an inch too quick… ‘ you have bought your arms behind your again, you have bought a rope round your neck, and the ground’s going to offer. It is fairly scary. So now I do know what it will likely be prefer to be hanged. However fortunately, I used to be saved on the final minute.”