Rumpole of the Bailey (1975)

Rumpole of the Bailey

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.

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Leo McKern
Leo McKern
as Horace Rumpole
Patricia Hodge
Patricia Hodge
as Phyllida Trant
Julian Curry
Julian Curry
as Claude Erskine-Brown
Richard Murdoch
Richard Murdoch
as Uncle Tom
Jonathan Coy
Jonathan Coy
as Henry
Peter Blythe
Peter Blythe
as Samuel Ballard, Q.C.
Bill Fraser
Bill Fraser
as Judge Roger 'The Mad Bull' Bullingham
Robin Bailey
Robin Bailey
as Mr. Justice Gerald Graves
Denys Graham
Denys Graham
as Hoskins
Marion Mathie
Marion Mathie
as Hilda Rumpole
Peggy Thorpe-Bates
Peggy Thorpe-Bates
as Hilda Rumpole
Peter Bowles
Peter Bowles
as Guthrie Featherstone
Joanna Van Gyseghem
Joanna Van Gyseghem
as Marigold Featherstone
Maurice Denham
Maurice Denham
as Mr. Justice Gwent-Evans
Abigail McKern
Abigail McKern
as Liz Probert
Moray Watson
Moray Watson
as George Frobisher
Rosalyn Landor
Rosalyn Landor
as Fiona Allways
Samantha Bond
Samantha Bond
as Elizabeth 'Mizz Liz' Probert
Peter Cartwright
Peter Cartwright
as
Derek Benfield
Derek Benfield
as Albert Handyside
John Bardon
John Bardon
as
Struan Rodger
Struan Rodger
as
Peter Childs
Peter Childs
as Fred Timson as
Neville Phillips
Neville Phillips
as
David Yelland
David Yelland
as Nick Rumpole
Preston Lockwood
Preston Lockwood
as
Peter Cellier
Peter Cellier
as
Phyllida Law
Phyllida Law
as
Brian Hall
Brian Hall
as
Roger Brierley
Roger Brierley
as
Tim Wylton
Tim Wylton
as
Ronnie Stevens
Ronnie Stevens
as
John Nettleton
John Nettleton
as
Joanna David
Joanna David
as
Ralph Michael
Ralph Michael
as as Mr Justice Everglade
John Welsh
John Welsh
as as C. H. Wystan
Donald Pickering
Donald Pickering
as
Edward de Souza
Edward de Souza
as Mr Bernard
Toni Palmer
Toni Palmer
as Vi Timson
Frank Coda
Frank Coda
as Uncle Cyril Timson
Rosemary Leach
Rosemary Leach
as
Tenniel Evans
Tenniel Evans
as
Howard Attfield
Howard Attfield
as
Hugh Quarshie
Hugh Quarshie
as
Richard Vernon
Richard Vernon
as
Elizabeth Hurley
Elizabeth Hurley
as
Peter Jones
Peter Jones
as
Michael Robbins
Michael Robbins
as
Jeillo Edwards
Jeillo Edwards
as
Liz Fraser
Liz Fraser
as
Ken Jones
Ken Jones
as
Julian Holloway
Julian Holloway
as
Lucy Speed
Lucy Speed
as
Jim Norton
Jim Norton
as
Julian Fellowes
Julian Fellowes
as
Ray Brooks
Ray Brooks
as
Judy Cornwell
Judy Cornwell
as
Margaret Whiting
Margaret Whiting
as
Jennifer Daniel
Jennifer Daniel
as
Andrew Burt
Andrew Burt
as
Judy Parfitt
Judy Parfitt
as
Pauline Yates
Pauline Yates
as
Kenneth Cope
Kenneth Cope
as
Sebastian Shaw
Sebastian Shaw
as
Leslie Phillips
Leslie Phillips
as
Tony Doyle
Tony Doyle
as
Tony Caunter
Tony Caunter
as
T. P. McKenna
T. P. McKenna
as
Maurice Roëves
Maurice Roëves
as
Emlyn Williams
Emlyn Williams
as
Malcolm Sinclair
Malcolm Sinclair
as
Elizabeth Adare
Elizabeth Adare
as
James Maxwell
James Maxwell
as
Gary Waldhorn
Gary Waldhorn
as
Peter Sallis
Peter Sallis
as
Harry Fielder
Harry Fielder
as
David Waller
David Waller
as
Jane Asher
Jane Asher
as
Ivor Roberts
Ivor Roberts
as
Bryan Pringle
Bryan Pringle
as
Caroline Goodall
Caroline Goodall
as
Derek Farr
Derek Farr
as
Geoffrey Chater
Geoffrey Chater
as
Roland Culver
Roland Culver
as
Hugh Walters
Hugh Walters
as
Dominic Jephcott
Dominic Jephcott
as
Dulcie Gray
Dulcie Gray
as
Martin Jarvis
Martin Jarvis
as
Douglas Hodge
Douglas Hodge
as
Benjamin Whitrow
Benjamin Whitrow
as
John Grillo
John Grillo
as
Patrick Ryecart
Patrick Ryecart
as
Terence Budd
Terence Budd
as
Eleanor David
Eleanor David
as
Anton Rodgers
Anton Rodgers
as
Roger Sloman
Roger Sloman
as
Vernon Dobtcheff
Vernon Dobtcheff
as
Ann Way
Ann Way
as
Terence Rigby
Terence Rigby
as
James McKenna
James McKenna
as
Jim Dunk
Jim Dunk
as
Christopher Benjamin
Christopher Benjamin
as
Nigel Havers
Nigel Havers
as
Geoffrey Bayldon
Geoffrey Bayldon
as
Robert James
Robert James
as
Jo Kendall
Jo Kendall
as
Caroline Holdaway
Caroline Holdaway
as
Robert Lang
Robert Lang
as
Joseph Marcell
Joseph Marcell
as
Marc Sinden
Marc Sinden
as
Graham Crowden
Graham Crowden
as
James Grout
James Grout
as
Walter Sparrow
Walter Sparrow
as
Frances White
Frances White
as
Alun Lewis
Alun Lewis
as
Eleanor Bron
Eleanor Bron
as
John Bluthal
John Bluthal
as
William Simons
William Simons
as
Richard Morant
Richard Morant
as
David Quilter
David Quilter
as
Michael Denison
Michael Denison
as
Charles Kay
Charles Kay
as
Phil Davis
Phil Davis
as
Angus Lennie
Angus Lennie
as
Peter Jeffrey
Peter Jeffrey
as
Denys Hawthorne
Denys Hawthorne
as
Philip Bretherton
Philip Bretherton
as
Chrissie Cotterill
Chrissie Cotterill
as
Neville Barber
Neville Barber
as
William Squire
William Squire
as
Paul Rogers
Paul Rogers
as
Stephen Greif
Stephen Greif
as
John Simm
John Simm
as
James Villiers
James Villiers
as
Jack Watling
Jack Watling
as
Robert East
Robert East
as
Joan Bakewell
Joan Bakewell
as
Gordon Gostelow
Gordon Gostelow
as
Russell Porter
Russell Porter
as
Malcolm Storry
Malcolm Storry
as
Michael Melia
Michael Melia
as
Robin Sachs
Robin Sachs
as
Tom Chadbon
Tom Chadbon
as
Rosalind March
Rosalind March
as
Tony Melody
Tony Melody
as
Kate Buckley
Kate Buckley
as
Brenda Blethyn
Brenda Blethyn
as
Ramsay Gilderdale
Ramsay Gilderdale
as
Ian Bartholomew
Ian Bartholomew
as
Paul Bigley
Paul Bigley
as
Norman Rodway
Norman Rodway
as
Saeed Jaffrey
Saeed Jaffrey
as
Antony Carrick
Antony Carrick
as
Julian Glover
Julian Glover
as
Lorelei King
Lorelei King
as
Edward Jewesbury
Edward Jewesbury
as
James Greene
James Greene
as
Hetty Baynes
Hetty Baynes
as
David Beames
David Beames
as
Andrew Robertson
Andrew Robertson
as
Faith Brook
Faith Brook
as
Caroline Mortimer
Caroline Mortimer
as
Constance Chapman
Constance Chapman
as
Sylvia Coleridge
Sylvia Coleridge
as
Dave King
Dave King
as
Marcia Ashton
Marcia Ashton
as
Denis Lill
Denis Lill
as
Paul Daneman
Paul Daneman
as
Jeffery Dench
Jeffery Dench
as
Michael Elwyn
Michael Elwyn
as
Charles Edwards
Charles Edwards
as
Bernard Archard
Bernard Archard
as
Olu Jacobs
Olu Jacobs
as
Kay Stonham
Kay Stonham
as
Richard Owens
Richard Owens
as
Ray Marioni
Ray Marioni
as
Earl Rhodes
Earl Rhodes
as
Richard Aylen
Richard Aylen
as
John Wells
John Wells
as
Guy Henry
Guy Henry
as
Alex Tetteh-Lartey
Alex Tetteh-Lartey
as
Peter Benson
Peter Benson
as
John Quarmby
John Quarmby
as
Stuart Golland
Stuart Golland
as
George Malpas
George Malpas
as
David Hanson
David Hanson
as Jasper James
Robert McBain
Robert McBain
as Joseph Truscott
Brian Stirner
Brian Stirner
as
Tyler Butterworth
Tyler Butterworth
as Roger Fabian
Norman Ettlinger
Norman Ettlinger
as Percy Hoskins
Richard Albrecht
Richard Albrecht
as Tony Maclay
Edwin Brown
Edwin Brown
as Chief Insp. 'Chalky' White
Keith Jayne
Keith Jayne
as Jim Timson
Sean Clarke
Sean Clarke
as 'Peanuts' Molloy
Sheila Collings
Sheila Collings
as Auntie Doris
Bob Curtiss
Bob Curtiss
as Uncle Dennis
Stephen Gordon
Stephen Gordon
as Warder
Joyce Windsor
Joyce Windsor
as Secretary
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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Season 2

Season 2

Season 3

Season 3

Season 4

Season 4

Season 5

Season 5

Season 6

Season 6

Season 7

Season 7

Episodes season 0

  • 0x1

    Play for today / pilot (a.k.a rumpole and the confession of guilt)

  • 0x2

    Mortimer's musings

  • 0x3

    Rumpole's return

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Rumpole and the younger generation

  • 1x2

    Rumpole and the alternative society

  • 1x3

    Rumpole and the honourable member

  • 1x4

    Rumpole and the married lady

  • 1x5

    Rumpole and the learned friends

  • 1x6

    Rumpole and the heavy brigade

Episodes season 2

  • 2x1

    Rumpole and the man of god

  • 2x2

    Rumpole and the case of identity

  • 2x3

    Rumpole and the show folk

  • 2x4

    Rumpole and the fascist beast

  • 2x5

    Rumpole and the course of true love

  • 2x6

    Rumpole and the age for retirement

Episodes season 3

  • 3x1

    Rumpole and the genuine article

  • 3x2

    Rumpole and the golden thread

  • 3x3

    Rumpole and the old boy net

  • 3x4

    Rumpole and the female of the species

  • 3x5

    Rumpole and the sporting life

  • 3x6

    Rumpole and the last resort

Episodes season 4

  • 4x1

    Rumpole and the old, old story

  • 4x2

    Rumpole and the blind tasting

  • 4x3

    Rumpole and the official secret

  • 4x4

    Rumpole and the judge's elbow

  • 4x5

    Rumpole and the bright seraphim

  • 4x6

    Rumpole's last case

Episodes season 5

  • 5x1

    Rumpole and the bubble reputation

  • 5x2

    Rumpole and the barrow boy

  • 5x3

    Rumpole and the age of miracles

  • 5x4

    Rumpole and the tap end

  • 5x5

    Rumpole and portia

  • 5x6

    Rumpole and the quality of life

Episodes season 6

  • 6x1

    Rumpole a la carte

  • 6x2

    Rumpole and the summer of discontent

  • 6x3

    Rumpole and the right to silence

  • 6x4

    Rumpole at sea

  • 6x5

    Rumpole and the quacks

  • 6x6

    Rumpole for the prosecution

Episodes season 7

  • 7x1

    Rumpole and the children of the devil

  • 7x2

    Rumpole and the miscarriage of justice

  • 7x3

    Rumpole and the eternal triangle

  • 7x4

    Rumpole and the reform of joby jonson

  • 7x5

    Rumpole and the family pride

  • 7x6

    Rumpole on trial

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