Furious crew hit back at Bake Off star who failed to turn up for work as they plan legal action

CAST and crew axed when comic Noel Fielding’s Dick Turpin show was cancelled after he failed to turn up plan to sue.

More than 100 are considering a class action lawsuit against the makers of the Apple TV+ comedy.

They were left out of work when the second series of The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin was cancelled mid-production due to “the ­illness of a key cast member” — as exclusively revealed by The Sun yesterday.

Noel, 51, who plays highwayman Turpin, also co-writes the show and is an executive producer, so is likely to be sued.

The Mighty Boosh star failed to return following a Christmas break in production.

It is understood he left for France before the team learned the bombshell news and has not been seen in public since.

A question mark now lingers over his other TV projects, including Sky’s Never Mind the Buzzcocks and Channel 4’s The Great British Bake Off, which starts filming in April.

A TV insider said: “Axing a show halfway through production is virtually unheard of — plus there’s a mystery over just what has happened.

“It’s left bosses of other shows he is on feeling extremely nervous.

"Plus he’ll have to contend with any legal action. It will be a difficult few months for him.”

Apple TV+ and Noel’s team were contacted for comment.