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: 1988
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E1 • Rumpole & the Bubble Reputation
Rumpole defends a newspaper editor accused of libel.
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E3 • Rumpole & the Age of Miracles
Rumpole appears in ecclesiastical court to defend his clergyman nephew against charges of adultery.
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E6 • Rumpole & the Quality of Life
Rumpole, struggling with a stringent diet, defends Lady Perdita Derwent, charged with the murder of her elderly husband.
- 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
