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TV series

Rumpole of the Bailey

1975•7 seasons•42 episodes•★ 7.1

DramaComedyCrime

TV's Best Loved Barrister

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Overview

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.

Series details

First air date: 1975
Last air date: 1992
Status: Ended
Seasons: 7
Episodes: 42
Episode runtime: 60 min
Genres: Drama, Comedy, Crime
Original language: EN
Origin country: GB
Networks: ITV1
Created by: John Mortimer

Cast

Portrait of Leo McKern

Leo McKern

Horace Rumpole

Portrait of Jonathan Coy

Jonathan Coy

Henry

Portrait of Marion Mathie

Marion Mathie

Hilda Rumpole

Portrait of Peggy Thorpe-Bates

Peggy Thorpe-Bates

Hilda Rumpole

Portrait of Julian Curry

Julian Curry

Claude Erskine Brown / Claude Erskine-Brown

Portrait of Robin Bailey

Robin Bailey

Seasons

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Season 1

1978

6 episodes

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Season 2

1979

6 episodes

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Season 3

1983

6 episodes

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Season 4

1987

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Season 5

1988

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Season 6

1991

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Season 7

1992

6 episodes

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