Rumpole of the Bailey
TV-PG
8.4
1975
Drama
, Comedy
, Crime
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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- Cast:
- Leo McKern , Derek Benfield , Moray Watson , Peter Bowles , Bill Fraser , Rosalyn Landor , Patricia Hodge
Episode 6 : Rumpole and the Age for Retirement
July. 03,1979
Rumpole defends Percy Timson, a receiver of stolen property who has been framed for the theft of an important painting which is out of his league.
Meanwhile, Rumpole's wife and son Nick (who is now a college lecturer in the US) are making plans for Rumpole's retirement in the very near future - to a restful existence in Maryland.
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Episode 5 : Rumpole and the Course of True Love
June. 26,1979
Rumpole defends a flamboyanty romantic young schoolteacher who is accused of seducing a pupil.Meanwhile, Rumpole's colleague in chambers Guthrie Featherstone pursues his ambition of becoming a High Court judge, while Phyllida has a secret to keep from a former lover.
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Episode 4 : Rumpole and the Fascist Beast
June. 19,1979
Rumpole defends Captain Rex Parkin, who is charged with inciting a riot by racist speeches. Rumpole also has a new pupil, one Latif Khan.
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Episode 3 : Rumpole and the Show Folk
June. 12,1979
Rumpole travels to the north of England and practices his own theatricality in defense of Maggie Hartley, an actress accused of shooting her womanizing husband.
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Episode 1 : Rumpole and the Man of God
May. 29,1979
Rumpole defends a vicar who is charged with stealing three shirts from a department store, but the troubled clergyman refuses to take the stand in his own defense. George Frobisher, who is in line to be appointed as a Circuit Judge, comes to dinner with the Rumpoles and introduces his new girlfriend. Rumpole remembers seeing her in court and advises his friend to think again.
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