Rumpole of the Bailey (TV Series)
1978·United Kingdom·60 min.
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(1978-1992). 7 seasons. 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. 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.
DirectorDonald McWhinnie·Roger Bamford·Julian Amyes·Robert Tronson·Graham Evans·Herbert Wise·Robert Knights·Brian Farnham·Martyn Friend·Rodney Bennett·Mike Vardy·John GorrieShow all
ScreenwriterJohn Mortimer
MusicJoseph Horovitz
CinematographyMike Hobbs
CastLeo McKern·Jonathan Coy·Julian Curry·Marion Mathie·Richard Murdoch·Maureen Derbyshire·Peter Blythe·Peggy Thorpe-Bates·Peter Bowles·Patricia Hodge·Joanna Van Gyseghem·Denis Lill·Abigail McKern·Denys Graham·Moray WatsonShow all
Original titleRumpole of the Bailey (TV Series)