"TV's Best Loved Barrister"
Rumpole of the Bailey
TV Show13+1975•1sa•star7.1(24)•trending_up18
DramaComedyCrime
Creator:John Mortimer
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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StatusEnded
First AiredDecember 17, 1975
Last AiredDecember 3, 1992
Episode Runtime1sa
Seasons7
Episodes42
TypeScripted
Origin CountryUnited Kingdom
Original LanguageEnglish
Spoken LanguagesEnglish
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S7 E6 • 12/3/1992
Rumpole on Trial
Hilda persuades Ballard to defend Rumpole when he faces a disciplinary hearing. Rumpole seems to have gone a good deal too far in what he said in Mr Justice Oliphant's court - or did he?
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