Noel Fielding stars as Dick Turpin, who always believed he was destined for something bigger than a life chopping meat in his dad's butcher's shop. And he was right. When he inadvertently becomes leader of the Essex Gang, a notorious bunch of outlaws, he realises he's found his calling. Sure, he might be a peace-loving vegan who believes in panache over pistols, but what he lacks in hard-core highway skills he makes up for in imagination, invention and incredibly pointy purple shoes. 　　In this irreverent retelling, Dick is the most famous, but least likely of highway robbers, whose success is defined mostly by his charm, showmanship and great hair. Together with his gang of loveable rogues, Dick rides the highs and lows of celebrity - and does what he can to escape the clutches of the Thief Taker General.

南希（蕾克·贝尔 Lake Bell 饰）是一名34岁的女记者，一天，在火车上，南希邂逅了一个女孩，女孩将自己手上的一本书留给了南希，这本书是女孩和她的相亲对象的接头暗号。列车到站之后，南希想要将书还给女孩，然而女孩早已经不见了踪影。 　　就在南希手持着书本在伦敦滑铁卢车站大钟底下徘徊之际，一个名为杰克（西蒙·佩吉 Simon Pegg 饰）的男子喊住了南希，他手中有一本和南希一模一样的书。原来，杰克误将南希错认为了自己的相亲对象。就这样，在误打误撞之中，南希和杰克开始了交往，这段由一个误会开启的感情，能否顺利的走到终点呢？