Rumpole of the Bailey (1975)

12/17/1975 (GB) • 1h

Drama, Comedy, Crime

TV's Best Loved Barrister

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Leo McKern

Horace Rumpole

42 Episodes

Patricia Hodge

Phyllida Trant

42 Episodes

Julian Curry

Claude Erskine-Brown

42 Episodes

Robin Bailey

Mr. Justice Gerald Graves

42 Episodes

Peter Blythe

Samuel Ballard, Q.C.

42 Episodes

Richard Murdoch

Uncle Tom

42 Episodes

Jonathan Coy

Henry

42 Episodes

Abigail McKern

Liz Probert

42 Episodes

Marion Mathie

Hilda Rumpole

42 Episodes


Last Season

Season 7

1992 | 6 Episodes

Season 7 of Rumpole of the Bailey premiered on October 29, 1992.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Scripted

Original Language

English

Keywords

lawyer

criminal lawyer

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