Rumpole of the Bailey

tv show

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42 total episodes

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7 seasons

TV's Best Loved Barrister

First Aired December 17, 1975

Overview

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.