Rumpole of the Bailey

Rumpole of the Bailey

Drama 1978

Available on AMC+, Acorn TV, Prime Video

Untidy London barrister Horace Rumpole defends criminals, but never prosecutes, in the courtrooms of the Old Bailey.

Drama 1978

PG

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.

51 min 3 Mar 2014 PG
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.

51 min 3 Mar 2014 PG
EPISODE 3

Rumpole & the Honourable Member

Rumpole's clerk is accused of stealing from petty cash; Rumpole learns that his son and his fiancee are coming to dinner.

51 min 3 Mar 2014 PG
EPISODE 4

Rumpole & the Married Lady

A 10-year-old interferes in his parents' divorce case; Hilda suspects Rumpole of having an affair.

52 min 3 Mar 2014 PG
EPISODE 5

Rumpole & the Learned Friends

Rumpole is disheartened upon discovering that he is to be teamed with Guthrie Featherstone to defend a safe blower.

50 min 3 Mar 2014 PG
EPISODE 6

Rumpole & the Heavy Brigade

Rumpole is informed that he will return to the Old Bailey to defend Peter Delgado on a murder charge.

52 min 3 Mar 2014 PG

Leo McKern

Horace Rumpole
Jonathan Coy

Henry
Julian Curry

Claude Erskine-Brown
John Mortimer

Writer

About

Rumpole of the Bailey

DRAMA

Untidy London barrister Horace Rumpole defends criminals, but never prosecutes, in the courtrooms of the Old Bailey.

Information

Studio: Acorn TV
Genre: Drama
Released: 1978
Rated: PG Coarse Language
Region of Origin: United Kingdom

Languages

Original Audio: English (United Kingdom), English
Audio: English (United Kingdom) (AAC)
Subtitles: English (United States) (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.