Rumpole of the Bailey
tv show
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.
Play for Today / Pilot (a.k.a Rumpole and the Confession of Guilt)
Season 0 - Episode 1 - 1h 0m
Air Date
December 16, 1975
Overview
Rumpole defends a Jamaican youth charged with attempted murder. Things look grim at first but then when Rumpole discovers the lad's secret he thinks he sees an opening.
Guest Stars
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Joyce Heron
as
Mrs. Rumpole
Noel Willman
as
Mr. Justice Bates
David Yelland
as
Nick Rumpole
Herbert Norville
as
Ossie
Artro Morris
as
Mr. Winter
George Sweeney
as
Jo
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John Byron
as
George
Vernon Dobtcheff
as
Magnus Piecan
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Edwin Brown
as
Detective Inspector Arthur
Paul Greenhalgh
as
Rev. Eldred Pickersgill
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Peter Spraggon
as
Prison Officer
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Tommy Wright
as
Man in Cell