Noel Fielding feared for his life filming ‘scary’ stunt on axed Apple TV show
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To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video. Up Next. Noel Fielding recalled how ‘scared’ he was that a hanging stunt could go terribly wrong while making The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin.
A couple of days ago, it was announced that the comedian’s Apple TV Plus had been axed midway through filming season 2. It’s been said that the unexpected cancellation of the shoot was due to a ‘health matter’, while Noel’s representative confirmed that he will be returning to present The Great British Bake Off.
Last year, Metro interviewed the 51-year-old about The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin, telling the tale of a real-life highwayman who became an urban legend after his death. During their joint interview, Noel’s co-star Hugh Bonneville, 61 – who portrayed real-life notorious criminal Jonathan Wilde – recollected the ‘long old days’ that they endured while filming in the ‘freezing cold’ at night at Hampton Court Palace.
‘Always helps for comedy, night shoots,’ Noel chimed in, with a mischievous laugh. Hugh continued, explaining that it was so cold that you could ‘see your breath freeze in front of you’, outlining how they had to do stunts including jumping off bridges and being handcuffed together.
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‘It was a shambles,’ Noel, who was also an executive producer on the series, quipped light-heartedly. The Notting Hill actor added: ‘It was quite a big beast of a show actually, even though it’s sort of relatively straightforward in concept. The execution of it, there’s a lot of technical stuff and everything from horse riding to executions which you hope are going to go smoothly.’.
