Centring on a lovable old bailey hack with a penchant for cigars and claret and a domineering wife, she. There were bewigged barristers, police and, im failrly sure, members of the public. Rumpole of the bailey s02e03 rumpole and the show folk. Horace rumpole is a barrister who typically tries his cases in londons old bailey. Rumpole of the bailey s01e03 rumpole and the honourable. The splendours and miseries of an old bailey hack, starring maurice denham as rumpole and margot boyd as hilda denham subsequently popped up several times on the television show as justice gwentevans in series four and five. Centring on a lovable old bailey hack with a penchant for cigars and claret and a domineering wife, she who must be obeyed, the play was an instant hit, and in 1978 the first thames television series was aired under the same name, starring leo mckern as rumpole. Rumpole of the bailey tv series 19781992 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Rumpole and the younger generation, rumpole and the alternative society, rumpole and the honourable member, rumpole. Rumpole of the bailey is a television series created and written by british writer john mortimer, qc and starring leo mckern as horace rumpole, an ageing london barrister who defends any and all clients. Lawyer and writer who created rumpole of the bailey and elegised.
Watch rumpole of the bailey s02e03 rumpole and the show folk wagon train on dailymotion. Five different actors portrayed horace rumpole in these episodes. Leo mckern, maurice denham, timothy west, benedict cumberbatch, and julian rhindtutt. Free delivery on book orders dispatched by amazon over.
The central criminal court was a few years ago, but the coffee shop was called rumpoles, so the old bailey hacks memory was still alive then. Defender of the underdog, friend of south london villains and scourge of qcs, muchloved barrister horace rumpole was first brought to life on television, and in 1980 bbc radio 4 introduced him to the airwaves for a episode series. Features specially filmed interview with writer, john mortimer. Community dispatches in conversation with emily st. Rumpole returns to the old bailey the new york times. It has been spun off into a series of short stories and two novels, and two radio series. Rumpole and the show folk 1 september 19807 rumpole and the fascist beast 8 september 19808 rumpole and the case of identity 15 september 19809 rumpole and the expert witness 22 september 198010 rumpole and the course of true love 29 september 198011 rumpole and the perils of the sea 6 october 198012 rumpole and. Author mortimer had mentioned that alistair sim and leo mckern were best suited to play the horace rumpoles character. This was an original novel, and finally gives readers a look at the first case he ever worked. Rumpole of the bailey has had two brief seasons on public television, in. Rumpole of the bailey rumpole and the old, old, story. In 1975, author mortimer introduced rumpoles character in a bbc play. Rumpole of the bailey is a brilliant mixture of author john mortimers icy british satire on the english legal system, and his wonderfully comedic portrait of the gruff, rumpled rumpole, the aging barrister whos become a legend among the thieves and judges of the old bailey court, brought brilliantly to life by the incomparable leo mckern. Rumpole of the bailey is a series of books created and written by the british writer and barrister john mortimer based on the television series rumpole of the bailey mortimer adapted his television scripts into a series of short stories and novels starting in 1978.
Rumpole, a barrister spewing poetry and thunder and husband of shewhomustbeobeyed, entertains with a unique style of oratory, wit, and his own particular slant on the world. Julian rhindtutt takes on the role of rumpole in this fifth collection of cracking co. Rumpole the splendours and miseries of an old bailey hack audiobook by john. Listen to rumpole and the old familiar faces a bbc radio 4 fullcast. Watch rumpole of the bailey season 1, episode 1 rumpole and the younger generation. Leo mckern, jonathan coy, julian curry, marion mathie, richard murdoch, maureen derbyshire.
This inflames the head of chambers who also wants to ban smoking in the workplace. When scolded, rumpole walks out on his wife and begins to live in the chambers surreptitiously. The tv series led to the stories being presented in other media including books and radio. All 42 episodes from seasons 17 of the popular television show, about the quickwitted old bailey defence barrister horace rumpole, who always comes up trumps in the end. A series of anthologies and omnibus editions were also released. Despite attempts by his friends and family to get him to move on to a. Maurice denham stars as john mortimers famous comic creation rumpole of the bailey.
It starred leo mckern as horace rumpole, an elderly london barrister who. The early short story collections in this series were adapted from screenplays of the television series. Especially as mr justice gwentevans was in attendance with his wife. Rumpole of the bailey watch full episodes and clips. Rumpole of the old bailey london message board tripadvisor. In a world drowning in political correctness, rumpole is a life saver. John mortimer was the author of the rumpole series, many of which formed the basis for the pbstv series rumpole of the bailey. With leo mckern, marion mathie, peter blythe, patricia hodge. This volume contains twenty tales featuring beloved barrister horace rumpole as he turns down another invitation to exchange the joys and sorrows of life as an old bailey hack for the delights of the sunshine state where senior citizens loll on beaches and the sarcastic tones of the mad bull judge roger bullingham are heard no more. Fiction, detective and mystery stories, english, horace rumpole fictitious character, legal stories, english, english legal stories, english detective and mystery stories. The pilot episode and the first two television series were adapted for bbc radio 4 in 1980 under the title of rumpole. He was leftish in an old english fabian way, heart in the right place, brain. Rumpoles return 1980 and the remainder of the series, the moustache returned.
Rumpole of the bailey was a british television series created and written by the british writer and barrister john. Rumpole of the bailey is a british television series created and written by the british writer and barrister john mortimer. Rumpole of the bailey 1975 british television drama. The template had been created for a character who, like.
These are the small details that inevitably make rumpole such a delightfully human old darling. Rumpole of the old bailey london forum tripadvisor. Horace rumpole was the wonderful creation of barrister and author john mortimer. Fan page for horace rumpole, old bailey hack, barrister married to she who must be obeyed, fond of a bottle of chateau thames embankment at. Things may have changed since my wife and i were at the old bailey in the early 70s. He is the author of twelve collections of rumpole stories and three acclaimed volumes of.
But why has heisenberg bohrs former protege come to copenhagen. When rumpole and hilda attend a concert performed by the casterini trio, rumpole is surprised to be approached by elizabeth casterini the trios beautiful violinist. Justice featherstone gets into hot water with feminists when rumpole takes on a domestic violence case. After a fight with his wife rumpole stays with erskinebrowns and finds that portia is. Timothy west stars as rumpole in these four fantastic radio dramas rumpole and the. Rumpole and the old boy net trailer rumpole and his new pupil, the beautiful fiona, defend a wellrespected couple from charges of blackmail and running a disorderly house.
For all that, rumpole of the bailey required very little finetuning at thames. He first wrote about rumpole in a bbc tv play for today called rumpole of the bailey. Watch rumpole of the bailey s01e03 rumpole and the honourable member wagon train on dailymotion. Meanwhile, rumpole is also caught in an ongoing debate with his wife hilda about whether he should become a q.
Rumpole comes close to giving up the law when forced to consider the path his life has taken by a combination of his attraction to his pupil phillida, an unsettling case involving an irish terrorist, and a visit from an old flame of hildas. Rumpole and the old familiar faces audiobook by john mortimer. Rumpole and the penge bungalow murders is the first novel in the rumpole series and was released in the year 2004. Mortimer endowed all this rich material to his character. Horace rumpole was originally given a moustache for the season 1 episodes that took place prior to 1974 to give him a more retrospective look. Horace rumpole especially defended all those accused people who were charged with committing crimes in the old bailey region of london. October 11, 1984 rumpole returns to the old bailey by john j. John mortimer is a playwright, novelist, and former practicing barrister who has written many film scripts as well as stage, radio, and television plays, the rumpole plays, for which he received the british academy writer of the year award, and the adaptation of evelyn waughs brideshead revisited. Elizabeths husband is arrested, and rumpole agrees to defend him at the old bailey. In 1964, rumpole fights a case of blackmail with the help of his new pupil phillida trant voiced by cathy sara. Defender of the underdog, friend of south london villains and scourge of qcs, muchloved barrister horace rumpole was first brought to life on television, and in 1980 bbc radio. But then, the trios cellist, tom randall, is murdered.
It starred leo mckern as horace rumpole, an elderly. Rumpole of the bailey is a radio series created and written by the british writer and barrister john mortimer based on the television series rumpole of the bailey. Rumpole embarrasses she who must be obeyed at the scale of justice dinner party with a rude joke. The hourlong pilot episode that aired on bbc1 in 1975 introducing the irrepressible old bailey defence lawyer, horace rumpole. Rumpole of the bailey s03e03 rumpole and the old boy net by richard thomas. It starred leo mckern as horace rumpole, an elderly london barrister who defended a broad variety of clients, often underdogs. Revealing the outcome of the penge case isnt a plot spoiler because the novel functions as a prequel to mortimers body of work, novels and short stories, about rumpoles career at. Bbc radio 4 extra john mortimer rumpole of the bailey. Excellent news for benedict cumberbatch fans a new series of radio plays based on rumple of the bailey are slated to air this summer on bbc radio 4 this is good news for those of us who feel like we maybe have been going through a bit of cumberbatch withdrawal of late. Rumpole is busy in the old bailey defending young jim timson, who has been grassed up for armed robbery by. A series of humourous british mysterycourtroom dramas featuring old bailey barrister horace rumpole. Yes, a new sherlock special is headed our way later this year, marvels doctor strange is on the horizon and his.
Rumpole of the bailey bbc radio episodes available on. His work also includes many novels and plays and three acclaimed volumes of autobiography. The splendours and miseries of an old bailey hack 1980. The first book featuring his most famous character, horace rumpole, was published by penguin in 1980. Flattered by elizabeths seductive pleas, rumpole agrees to defend desmond at the old bailey. He was clean shaven for the stories set in 1974 and later, and remained so throughout season 2. But, make no mistake, rumpoles disarming attitude and appearance mask a. Rumpole and the right to privacy rumpole leaves the old bailey to defend a civil case. All episodes of john mortimer rumpole of the bailey. A scene with elizabeth hurely from rumpole of the bailey season 5 episode 2 rumpole and the barrow boy 1988. His family said in a statement that they were by his side when he.
Rumpole leaves home after a snit with she who must be obeyed and defends a man accused of trying to murder his elderly business partner. Rumpole of the bailey creator john mortimer, 85, died this morning following a prolonged illness. Mp3, 128kbps an immensely popular series broadcast on pbs from 1978 to 1992, rumpole of the bailey set a new bar for all courtroom dramas to come. Further cases for john mortimers wily criminal barrister.
1073 1238 458 1028 238 286 1149 718 193 544 763 679 922 985 927 1024 691 554 1090 853 342 208 1025 603 769 329 7 542 602 287 154 682 811 273 1078 1145 502 1405