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 5 : Rumpole and the Bright Seraphim
February. 16,1987
Rumpole travels to West Germany to defend a British soldier facing a court-martial charged with the murder of his sergeant.
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Episode 3 : Rumpole and the Official Secret
February. 02,1987
Rumpole defends an elderly woman charged under the Official Secrets Act - she is claimed to have have leaked (so to speak) information revealing excessive British government expenditure on tea.
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Episode 2 : Rumpole and the Blind Tasting
January. 26,1987
Yet another of the Timsons needs Rumpole's services as an advocate, this time to answer charges of fencing stolen liquor.
Rumpole accepts Ms Liz Probert - a radical left-wing activist - as a pupil, though not without certain misgivings.
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Episode 1 : Rumpole and the Old, Old Story
January. 19,1987
Rumpole defends a business man who is accused of trying to murder his partner.
After a squabble with 'She Who Must Be Obeyed', Rumpole finally leaves home - but Hilda doesn't seem to miss him very much...
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