In John Mortimer's satirical look at criminal law and the workings of the Old Bailey, Horace Rumpole is a barrister who spouts Wordsworth to himself and is famed among colleagues for his battered hat and general slovenliness.
- Drama
- Year 1978-1992
- 7 Seasons
Cigar-puffing, whiskey-sipping, insult-generating defense barrister Horace Rumpole proves why he's one of the most unexpected successful attorneys in Great Britain.
- Year: 1983
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E1 • Rumpole & the Genuine Article
Rumpole defends an artist accused of forgery, who seems intent on baffling art connoisseurs.
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E2 • Rumpole & the Golden Thread
Rumpole is flattered when he's asked to defend the Minister for Home Affairs in the new state of Neranga in Africa.
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E3 • Rumpole & the Old Boy Net
Defending a couple accused of blackmail and prostitution leads Rumpole into a confrontation with colleagues.
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E4 • Rumpole & the Female of the Species
Rumpole defends a small-time crook charged with armed robbery and a young female barrister.
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E5 • Rumpole & the Sporting Life
The new female barrister pleads with Rumpole to defend her sister, on trial for murder by a hanging judge.
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E6 • Rumpole & the Last Resort
Rumpole's defense of a man accused of selling worthless property is thwarted by his nemesis.
- Cast
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Leo McKern
Horace Rumpole
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Jonathan Coy
Henry
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Julian Curry
Claude Erskine-Brown
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Marion Mathie
Hilda Rumpole
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Richard Murdoch
Uncle Tom
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Maureen Darbyshire
Dianne
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Peter Blythe
Samuel Ballard Q.C.
- Crew
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Donald McWhinnie
Director
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John Mortimer
Writer
