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Rumpole of the Bailey

TV Series

Rumpole of the Bailey

TV's Best Loved Barrister

6.9

1975

“TV's Best Loved Barrister”

Synopsis

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.

Created By

John Mortimer

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Cast & Crew

Leo McKern

Leo McKern

as Horace Rumpole

Patricia Hodge

Patricia Hodge

as Phyllida Trant

Julian Curry

as Claude Erskine-Brown

Robin Bailey

Robin Bailey

as Mr. Justice Gerald Graves

Peter Blythe

Peter Blythe

as Samuel Ballard, Q.C.

Richard Murdoch

Richard Murdoch

as Uncle Tom

Jonathan Coy

Jonathan Coy

as Henry

Abigail McKern

Abigail McKern

as Liz Probert

Marion Mathie

Marion Mathie

as Hilda Rumpole

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