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Rumpole of the Bailey: With Leo McKern, Jonathan Coy, Julian Curry, Marion Mathie. The cases of a portly and eccentric criminal law barrister.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Not Rated
- 1980-02-12
"Rumpole of The Bailey" is one of those classic British comedic dramas that found fertile ground on American Public TV. Shown on these shores as part of the "Masterpiece Mystery" anthology series, Rumpole brings us a crusty "Old Bailey Hack," masterfully played by Leo McKern, who plies his trade amongst the common thieves and villains that ...
Jan 26, 2019 · Rumpole of the Bailey. 1975 - United Kingdom. Acidly acerbic, subtly anti-authoritarian, crusty yet compassionate with an acutely developed sense of justice, barrister, writer and author John Mortimer's wily, determinedly eccentric "Old Bailey hack," Horace Rumpole, made his television debut in a 1975 Play for Today, for the BBC - before ...
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3 April 1978. ( 1978-04-03) –. 3 December 1992. ( 1992-12-03) Rumpole of the Bailey is a British television series created and written by the British writer and barrister John Mortimer. It starred Leo McKern as Horace Rumpole, a middle-aged London barrister who defended a broad variety of clients, often underdogs.
- 3 April 1978 –, 3 December 1992
- Joseph Horovitz
- 44 (list of episodes)
Jan 1, 2001 · Click here to read my review Rumpole of the Bailey (1978) contains a series of interlinked short stories concerning Rumpole's misadventures at, primarily, The Old Bailey and are a bitter sweet collection which all take place in the late 1960s and into the late 1970s. It is interesting to note how much social attitudes have changed, but also how ...
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- Mass Market Paperback
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review. If you love British mysteries and love British character actors, you absolutely have to own Rumpole. These are all thoughtful, insightful, funny and wonderful mystery/dramadies--following the cozy legal adventures of a dumpy, homely, eccentric barrister who ...
May 20, 1993 · Story launching current series finds Rumpole and spouse (Marion Mathie) at sea, on an Adriatic second-honeymoon cruise. A fellow passenger disappears; Rumpole is called upon to discover whodunit ...
