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.

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Rumpole and the Barrow Boy

Season 5 - Episode 2 - 1h 0m

Air Date

November 30, 1988

Overview

Young Nigel Timson has moved on from the world of East End villainy and is now working in financial services in the City of London. Rumpole is called on to defend Nigel against charges of insider trading. Meanwhile, Henry, the clerk in Rumpole's chambers, is thinking of running off to Australia with Dianne, the typist, and he turns to Rumpole for advice.