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Rumpole of the Bailey is a British television series created and written by the British writer and barrister John Mortimer. It starred Leo McKern as Horace Rumpole, a middle-aged London barrister who defended a broad variety of clients, often underdogs.
- Rumpole of the Bailey (book series)
Rumpole of the Bailey is a series of books created and...
- Rumpole of the Bailey (book series)
Mortimer is best remembered for creating a barrister named Horace Rumpole, inspired by his father Clifford, [19] whose speciality is defending those accused in London's Old Bailey. Mortimer created Rumpole for a BBC Play For Today in 1975.
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. [1] Mortimer adapted his television scripts into a series of short stories and novels starting in 1978.
17 sty 2009 · John Mortimer, barrister, author, playwright and creator of Horace Rumpole, the cunning defender of the British criminal classes, died on Friday at his home in Oxfordshire, England. He was...
Rumpole of the Bailey: With Leo McKern, Jonathan Coy, Julian Curry, Marion Mathie. The cases of a portly and eccentric criminal law barrister.
Horace Rumpole, fictional character, a barrister featured in many television scripts and novels of John Mortimer. The rumpled, disreputable, and curmudgeonly Rumpole often wins cases despite the disdain of his more aristocratic colleagues.
Horace Rumpole is a rather portly, irreverent barrister partial to small cigars, cheap claret, and spouting poetry at every opportunity. Biography.
