Television

Rumpole of the Bailey 1975

Created by John Mortimer

  • Drama, Comedy, Crime
  • 60 min episodes
  • 7 seasons
  • 42 episodes
  • Ended
  • TV-PG

TV's Best Loved Barrister

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.

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