Originally conceived as a one-act play by its creator, ex-barrister John Mortimer, the exploits of Horace Rumpole, as portrayed by Leo McKern, became a staple of British TV drama. In this first ...

Rumpole and The Age For Retirement - Rumpole, in defending a group of petty villains, finds them guilty of conspiring to enforce the retirement of an elderly relative.

4. Rumpole and The Facist Beast - Rumpole is surprised that his pupil in Chambers, Lutif Kahn, does not share his views towards Captain Rex Parkin, a known fascist, on a charge under the Race ...

Rumpole and the Age of Miracles. Stars: Leo McKern, Marion Mathie, Peter Blythe. Rumpole defends Hilda's nephew, a canon who has accused of adultery in an ...

Tributes poured in today for Rumpole of the Bailey actor Leo McKern ... In 1975 he played Rumpole for the first time in a TV play based on the John Mortimer novels. His portrayal of the crumpled ...

Rumpole and the Summer of Discontent. Stars: Leo McKern, Marion Mathie, Peter Bowles. Rumpole defends a union activist accused of manslaughter. We’re sorry, the ...

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