Rumpole of the Bailey (1975)
TV's Best Loved Barrister
Rumpole of the Bailey is a British television series created and written by the British writer and barrister John Mortimer. It stars Leo McKern as Horace Rumpole, an aging London barrister who defends any and all clients, and has been spun off into a series of short stories, novels, and radio programmes.
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Episodes
- 1 1. Rumpole and the Genuine Article1983-10-11 · 1h 0mRumpole defends Harold Brittling, an unsuccessful artist who has been charged with faking a major painting by the late Septimus Craig. But Brittling is remarkably relaxed about the
- 2 2. Rumpole and the Golden Thread1983-10-18 · 1h 0mRumpole flies to Neranga, in Africa, to defend David Mazenze (his former law pupil) on a charge of murder. Rumpole meets with politcs, tribal hatred, and confusion - and his client
- 3 3. Rumpole and the Old Boy Net1983-10-25 · 1h 0mRumpole welcomes a new pupil, the beautiful Fiona Allways, and together they defend Mr and Mrs Napier-Lee, who are charged with blackmail and with running an immoral house. But the
- 4 4. Rumpole and the Female of the Species1983-11-01 · 1h 0mRumpole defends Tony Timson, who is accused of driving the getaway car for a bungled robbery by the Molloy gang - a gang whose relationship with the Timsons is about as warm as tha
- 5 5. Rumpole and the Sporting Life1983-11-08 · 1h 0mRumpole gets out into rural England when Fiona Allways persuades him to defend her sister Jennifer, charged with murdering her skirt-chasing husband.
- 6 6. Rumpole and the Last Resort1983-11-15 · 1h 0mRumpole turns to his wife, Hilda, for help in getting a slippery solicitor to pay what he owes. Meanwhile, Rumpole is busy defending the owner of a caravan rental agency who is acc
Cast
Leo McKernHorace Rumpole
Marion MathieHilda RumpoleImages
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