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Rumpole of the Bailey

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, a middle-aged London barrister who defends a broad variety of clients, often underdogs. The popularity of the TV series led to the stories being presented in other media, including books and radio.

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Genre
Courtroom drama
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Created by
John Mortimer
Network
BBC1 · ITV
No. of episodes
44 (list of episodes)
No. of series
7

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related to The series · 37
Rumpole of the Bailey → April, At, Aware, Bailey, BBC, BBC Play For Today, BBC's Head, Christopher Morahan, Claude Erskine-Browne, David Yelland, Drama, Guthrie Featherstone, Head, Hilda, However, Impressed, Irene Shubik, John Mortimer, Julian Curry, Lambert
related to Origins · 32
Rumpole of the Bailey → Bailey, BBC, BBC TV, BBC's, David Kossoff, English, Fowle, Horace Rumbold, Horace Rumpole, In, Infidelity Took Place, Irene Shubik, John Mortimer, John Nettleton, Jolly Old Jean Jacques, Kropotkin, Leonard Hoskins, May, Michael Hordern, Morganhall
related to Sources · 24
Rumpole of the Bailey → Archived, Bailey, BBC, December, England, Irene, ISBN, January, Law, Linda Tsang, Manchester, Manchester University Press, March, Obituary, Play, Rumpole, Shubik, Simon Farquhar, Sir John Mortimer, The
related to Home media · 15
Rumpole of the Bailey → Acorn Media, Bailey, DVD, February, Fremantle Media, Guilt, Home Video, It, Region, Rumpole, Rumpole's Return, The, The Confession, The Play, Today
related to External links · 13
Rumpole of the Bailey → Bailey, Bailey Salon, BFI's Screenonline, Champagne, Everyone, February, IMDbRumpole, John Mortimer, Play, Rumpole, Scott Rosenberg's, September, Today
related to Cast · 6
Rumpole of the Bailey → Bailey, In, John Mortimer, Rumpole, Rumpole's Return, The
Network · 2
Rumpole of the Bailey → BBC1, ITV
Production companies · 2
Rumpole of the Bailey → BBC (play), Thames Television (series)
Release · 2
Rumpole of the Bailey → 17 December 1975 (1975-12-17), 3 April 1978 (1978-04-03) – 3 December 1992 (1992-12-03)
Country of origin · 1
Rumpole of the Bailey → United Kingdom

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rumpole series rumpole's chambers bailey mortimer play court often later television judge barrister john head horace hilda old family episode

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Rumpole of the BaileyCountry of originUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
Rumpole of the BaileyCreated byJohn Mortimer1.00infobox
Rumpole of the BaileyGenreCourtroom drama1.00infobox
Rumpole of the BaileyNetworkBBC11.00infobox
Rumpole of the BaileyNetworkITV1.00infobox
Rumpole of the BaileyNo. of episodes44 (list of episodes)1.00infobox
Rumpole of the BaileyNo. of series71.00infobox
Rumpole of the BaileyOriginal languageEnglish1.00infobox
Rumpole of the BaileyProduction companiesBBC (play)1.00infobox
Rumpole of the BaileyProduction companiesThames Television (series)1.00infobox
Rumpole of the BaileyRelease17 December 1975 (1975-12-17)1.00infobox
Rumpole of the BaileyRelease3 April 1978 (1978-04-03) – 3 December 1992 (1992-12-03)1.00infobox
Rumpole of the BaileyRunning timec. 50 minutes1.00infobox
Rumpole of the BaileyStarringLeo McKern1.00infobox
Rumpole of the BaileyTheme music composerJoseph Horovitz1.00infobox
Rumpole of the Baileyis aBritish television series created and written by the British writer and barrister John Mortimer0.90text

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