Rumpole of the Bailey
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Rumpole of the Bailey

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.

Drama
Comedy
Crime

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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.

Released December 17, 1975

Quick facts

Language
en
Status
Ended
Votes
23
Seasons
7

Top cast

The faces you are about to watch.

Leo McKern

Leo McKern

Horace Rumpole

Patricia Hodge

Patricia Hodge

Phyllida Trant

Julian Curry

Julian Curry

Claude Erskine-Brown

Robin Bailey

Robin Bailey

Mr. Justice Gerald Graves

Peter Blythe

Peter Blythe

Samuel Ballard, Q.C.

Richard Murdoch

Richard Murdoch

Uncle Tom

Jonathan Coy

Jonathan Coy

Henry

Abigail McKern

Abigail McKern

Liz Probert

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