Rumpole of the Bailey

Horace Rumpole (played by the late Leo McKern) is an untidy, ageing London barrister who defends in criminal cases. His clients rarely cut elegant figures. He is fond of red wine, poetry, and fair dealing, and is not looked on as a great success by his wife ('She Who Must Be Obeyed'). Rumpole has had a few triumphs, and the Penge Bungalow murders are often on his mind... Rumpole shares Chambers at Number 3, Equity Court, with a mixed group of barrister colleagues, including Guthrie Featherstone (Peter Bowles) and Phyllida Trant (Patricia Hodge). He also takes pupils - notably Fiona Allways (played by Rosalyn Landor) and Liz Probert. The creator and writer of the series, Sir John Mortimer, received an Edgar Allan Poe Award for crime and mystery for Rumpole.

Horace Rumpole est un avocat londonien vieillissant qui défend tous ses clients, quels qu'ils soient.

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General

TheTVDB.com Series ID 72995
Status Ended
First Aired April 3, 1978
Recent June 29, 1994
Network ITV1
Average Runtime 60 minutes
Genres Comedy Crime Drama Mystery
Original Country Great Britain
Original Language English
On Other Sites IMDB TheMovieDB.com
Episode Screenshot Format 4:3 Screencap
Award Nominations Primetime Emmy Awards, Outstanding Limited Series, 1981 Primetime Emmy Awards, Outstanding Limited Series, 1988
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Created February 4, 2008 by
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Modified August 13, 2023 by
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Season	From	To	Episodes
All Seasons
Specials	December 1975	June 1994	3
Season 1	April 1978	May 1978	6
Season 2	May 1979	July 1979	7
Season 3	October 1983	November 1983	6
Season 4	January 1987	February 1987	6
Season 5	November 1988	December 1988	6
Season 6	October 1991	December 1991	6
Season 7	October 1992	December 1992	6
Unassigned Episodes			1

Season	From	To	Episodes
Unassigned Episodes			47

Absolute ordering places all episodes in a single ordered season. This is generally used for anime.

Season	From	To	Episodes
Season 1			0
Unassigned Episodes			47

Leo McKern
as Horace Rumpole
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Peggy Thorpe-Bates
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Peter Bowles
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Patricia Hodge
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Jonathan Coy
as Henry Trench
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Marion Mathie
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Joanna van Gyseghem
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Rosalyn Landor
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Abigail McKern
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Julian Curry
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Diane Mercer
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Richard Murdoch
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Robin Bailey
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Samantha Bond
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Denys Graham
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Peter Blythe
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Moray Watson
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Derek Benfield
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Maurice Denham
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Bill Fraser
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Name	Number of Episodes	Dates
John Mortimer	43	12/16/1975 - 11/26/1992

Name	Number of Episodes	Dates
Robert Tronson	4	11/25/1991 - 11/12/1992
Donald McWhinnie	4	07/03/1979 - 02/09/1987
Julian Amyes	4	11/30/1988 - 11/11/1991
Graham Evans	3	04/17/1978 - 05/01/1978
Herbert Wise	3	04/03/1978 - 05/15/1978
Martyn Friend	2	02/16/1987 - 11/19/1992
Mike Vardey	2	11/23/1988 - 12/07/1988
Rodney Bennett	2	02/02/1987 - 02/23/1987
Roger Bamford	2	01/19/1987 - 01/26/1987
John Gorrie	2	12/16/1975 - 11/26/1992
Brian Farnham	2	05/29/1979 - 06/26/1979
Bill Hays	1	11/08/1983
John Glenister	1	12/30/1980
Peter Hammond	1	06/12/1979
James Cellen Jones	1	10/29/1992
Stuart Burge	1	11/15/1983
Robert Knights	1	10/11/1983
Tony Smith	1	10/25/1983
Michael Simson	1	11/18/1991
Robert Knight	1	06/19/1979
Jim Goddard	1	10/28/1991
Roger Bamson	1	12/21/1988
Derek Bennett	1	06/05/1979