The adventures of the eighteenth century highwayman Dick Turpin and his legendary ride to York.
A British army officer is cashiered, and re-enlists as Private to take part in the Crimean War. He succeeds in capturing a top Russian spy which results in the famous Charge of the Light Brigade to take the Balaclava Heights.
A marooned sailor and his stowaway sister-in-law are rescued by her husband.