Rumpole of the Bailey
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Rumpole of the Bailey

Rumpole of the Bailey

1978 - 1992
Drama, Crime
TV Series
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.
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7 seasons 43 episodes

Directed by:

Roger Bamford
Roger-Bamford
4 total credits
Credits include: Rumpole of the Bailey, Crocodile Shoes II, Spender and Blott on the Landscape
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Donald McWhinnie
Donald-McWhinnie
3 total credits
Credits include: Rumpole of the Bailey, William and Mary and Love in a Cold Climate
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Writers:

Noël Coward
Nol-Coward
33 total credits
Credits include: Brief Encounter, The Italian Job, Around the World in 80 Days, Design for Living and Bunny Lake Is Missing
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John Mortimer
John-Mortimer
17 total credits
Credits include: The Innocents, Bunny Lake Is Missing, Tea with Mussolini, Brideshead Revisited and John and Mary
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Starring:

Leo McKern
Leo-McKern
48 total credits
Appeared in numerous British and Australian television programmes and films, and in more than 200 stage roles. Having fallen in love with actress Jane Holland, McKern moved to the United Kingdom to be with her; they married in 1946. He soon became a regular performer at London's Old Vic theatre and the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre (now the Royal Shakespeare Theatre) in Stratford-upon-Avon, despite the difficulties posed by his glass eye and Australian accent.In 1949, he played Forester in Lo
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Jonathan Coy
Jonathan-Coy
13 total credits
Credits include: Horatio Hornblower: The Fire Ships, Rumpole of the Bailey, The Scarlet Pimpernel, 102 Boulevard Haussmann and Northanger Abbey
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Julian Curry
Julian-Curry
4 total credits
Credits include: Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Hollywood-Monster, Rumpole of the Bailey and Terry on the Fence
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Marion Mathie
Marion-Mathie
5 total credits
Credits include: Lolita, Dracula Has Risen from the Grave, Rumpole of the Bailey, An Honourable Murder and Mapp & Lucia
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Genres:

Drama, Crime, Mystery

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Rumpole of the Bailey

1978 - 1992
Drama, Crime
TV Series
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25 Oct 2015
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Although it is a very very long time since I saw this, my recollection is that it was quite an entertaining program featuring a likeable and witty protagonist well-played by Leo McKern.
10 Jul 2025
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17 Mar 2025
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15 Mar 2022
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29 Mar 2021
90
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29 Nov 2019
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10 Aug 2019
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05 Nov 2016
86
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18 Oct 2016
65
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26 Mar 2016
78
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Directed by:

Roger Bamford
Roger-Bamford
4 total credits
Credits include: Rumpole of the Bailey, Crocodile Shoes II, Spender and Blott on the Landscape
polygon
,
Donald McWhinnie
Donald-McWhinnie
3 total credits
Credits include: Rumpole of the Bailey, William and Mary and Love in a Cold Climate
polygon

Writers:

Noël Coward
Nol-Coward
33 total credits
Credits include: Brief Encounter, The Italian Job, Around the World in 80 Days, Design for Living and Bunny Lake Is Missing
polygon
,
John Mortimer
John-Mortimer
17 total credits
Credits include: The Innocents, Bunny Lake Is Missing, Tea with Mussolini, Brideshead Revisited and John and Mary
polygon

Starring:

Leo McKern
Leo-McKern
48 total credits
Appeared in numerous British and Australian television programmes and films, and in more than 200 stage roles. Having fallen in love with actress Jane Holland, McKern moved to the United Kingdom to be with her; they married in 1946. He soon became a regular performer at London's Old Vic theatre and the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre (now the Royal Shakespeare Theatre) in Stratford-upon-Avon, despite the difficulties posed by his glass eye and Australian accent.In 1949, he played Forester in Lo
polygon
,
Jonathan Coy
Jonathan-Coy
13 total credits
Credits include: Horatio Hornblower: The Fire Ships, Rumpole of the Bailey, The Scarlet Pimpernel, 102 Boulevard Haussmann and Northanger Abbey
polygon
,
Julian Curry
Julian-Curry
4 total credits
Credits include: Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Hollywood-Monster, Rumpole of the Bailey and Terry on the Fence
polygon
,
Marion Mathie
Marion-Mathie
5 total credits
Credits include: Lolita, Dracula Has Risen from the Grave, Rumpole of the Bailey, An Honourable Murder and Mapp & Lucia
polygon

Genres:

Drama, Crime, Mystery

Country:

UK

Language:

English
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