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Rumpole of the Bailey (1978–1992)

TV Series  -  60 min  -  Crime | Drama | Mystery
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The cases of a portly and eccentric criminal law barrister.

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Leo McKern, Jonathan Coy and Julian Curry
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Year:

1992 | 1991 | 1988 | 1987 | 1983 | 1979 | 1978 | 1975
Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 8 nominations See more awards »
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Cast

Series cast summary:
Leo McKern ...
Horace Rumpole (42 episodes, 1978-1992)
Jonathan Coy Jonathan Coy ...
Henry (37 episodes, 1978-1992)
Julian Curry Julian Curry ...
Claude Erskine-Brown (35 episodes, 1978-1992)
Marion Mathie Marion Mathie ...
Hilda Rumpole (24 episodes, 1987-1992)
Richard Murdoch Richard Murdoch ...
Uncle Tom (23 episodes, 1978-1991)
Maureen Derbyshire Maureen Derbyshire ...
Dianne - Secretary (23 episodes, 1978-1991)
Peter Blythe Peter Blythe ...
Samuel 'Soapy Sam' Ballard, Q.C. (22 episodes, 1983-1992)
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Storyline

Horace Rumpole is an "Old Bailey Hack," one of the underpaid barristers who ply the courtrooms of the Old Bailey, London's criminal court. Rumpole refused to handle most suits and will never prosecute. He always defends. Each of his trials has both a victory and a defeat in them, his clients who are acquitted often angrier than those who are found guilty. There is always at least one and often two subplots. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>  

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Barrister | Old Bailey | Judge | Court | Courtroom  | See more »

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Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Country:

UK

Language:

English

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Filming Locations:

Temple, Holborn, London, England, UK

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Mono

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Color

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1.33 : 1
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Trivia

Rumpole has a penchant for giving literary or historical nicknames to friends and foes. His wife Hilda's moniker, "She Who Must Be Obeyed," was originally applied to the title character of H. Rider Haggard's novel "She," while Phyllida Trant Erskine-Brown's nickname, "Portia," is from William Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice." Samuel Ballard is dubbed "Soapy Sam" after 'Bishop Samuel Wilberforce' (1805-73), now best remembered for debating Thomas Huxley over Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, but regarded in his own time as rather a slick operator. And he refers to Judge Graves as the "whited sepulchre" - a Biblical allusion (Matthew 27). See more »

Quotes

Horace Rumpole: She who must be obeyed!
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Connections

Referenced in "Will & Grace: Fear and Clothing (#3.2)" (2000) See more »