Name: Rumpole of the Bailey
Released: 1978-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Leo McKern, Jonathan Coy, Julian Curry

TV Show · Drama · Crime

Horace Rumpole (Leo McKern) is a down-at-heel yet brilliant barrister. Fond of quoting Wordsworth, he comes to the defence of shoplifting vicars, overly amorous teachers and many others who pass through the doors of the Old Bailey.

1978 · 51m

Starring Leo McKern, Jonathan Coy, Julian Curry

EPISODE 1

Rumpole & the Younger Generation

Rumpole clears a teenager of a robbery charge but feels that the boy is destined for a life of crime.
EPISODE 2

Rumpole & the Alternative Society

Rumpole, content to be defending a case in the peaceful West Country, is disturbed by the outcome of the trial.
EPISODE 3

Rumpole and the Honourable Member

Rumpole is not particularly pleased to be defending in a rape case until he learns that his client is not on legal aid and therefore he will earn a respectable fee.
EPISODE 4

Rumpole & the Married Lady

While defending a divorce case, Rumpole finds his own marriage is in trouble.
EPISODE 5

Rumpole & the Learned Friends

Rumpole risks his reputation trying to prove a safecracker is being framed by a corrupt police officer.
EPISODE 6

Rumpole & the Heavy Brigade

In this episode, Rumpole defends the youngest son of a criminal family against a murder charge.