Rumpole of the Bailey
“TV's Best Loved Barrister”
19751h 0m / epDrama · Comedy · Crime
First aired
December 17, 1975
TMDB Score
71% match · 24 votes
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Rumpole and the Heavy Brigade
Season 1 · May 15, 1978 · 1h 0m
Rumpole is busy defending the youngest son of a family of villains on a murder charge. His client has all the evidence stacked against him, but meanwhile it is Rumpole's battered old bowler which is becoming the focus of bemused attention in chambers and beyondHilda has made up her mind that Rumpole is to take her to the Scales of Justice Ball. Perhaps a new hat and an acquittal at the Old Bailey will get him in the mood for dancing?
About the Series
Synopsis
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.
CreatorJohn Mortimer
- First aired
- December 17, 1975
- Last aired
- December 3, 1992
- Seasons
- 7 seasons · 42 episodes
- Status
- Ended
- Original language
- English
- Network
- ITV1
Top Billed Cast
Leo McKern
Horace Rumpole
Marion Mathie
Hilda Rumpole
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