Drama

Rumpole of the Bailey

In John Mortimer's satirical look at criminal law and the workings of the Old Bailey, Horace Rumpole is a barrister who spouts Wordsworth to himself and is famed among colleagues for his battered hat and general slovenliness. His wife, known as "She who must be obeyed," sometimes thinks Rumpole has been so busy playing parts in courts that he's lost all trace of his own identity.

Rumpole and the Younger Generation

51m 21s

Rumpole successfully defends a teenager accused of robbery with violence but his victory is marred by the knowledge that though innocent on this occasion, the boy is destined for a life of crime.

Episodes

  • Rumpole and the Younger Generation: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Rumpole and the Younger Generation

    S1 E1 - 51m 21s

    Rumpole successfully defends a teenager accused of robbery with violence but his victory is marred by the knowledge that though innocent on this occasion, the boy is destined for a life of crime.

  • Rumpole and the Alternate Society: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Rumpole and the Alternate Society

    S1 E2 - 51m 52s

    Rumpole is very content to be defending a drugs case in the peace of the West Country. However, the outcome of the trial is not so pleasing.

  • Rumpole and the Honourable Member: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Rumpole and the Honourable Member

    S1 E3 - 51m 22s

    An MP is accused of raping one of his assistants, and seems reluctant to defend himself. Rumpole is left with only one line of defense; attack the complainant's character, thereby infuriating his son's American fiancee.

  • Rumpole and the Married Lady: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Rumpole and the Married Lady

    S1 E4 - 52m 29s

    After a long spell without cases, Rumpole is apparently divorcing his old friend and colleague George Frobisher. His client meanwhile threatens to drive Rumpole's wife Hilda ("She who must be obeyed") into the arms of her friend Dodo.

  • Rumpole and the Learned Friends: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Rumpole and the Learned Friends

    S1 E5 - 50m 17s

    Rumpole accuses a dishonest policeman of framing his safecracker client and finds himself in legal trouble when he can't back up his claim.

  • Rumpole and the Heavy Brigade: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Rumpole and the Heavy Brigade

    S1 E6 - 53m 6s

    Rumpole returns to bloodstains as he defends a stuttering, apparently mentally-challenged petty crook on a murder charge.

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