Rumpole of the Bailey
"TV's Best Loved Barrister"
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First Aired: Dec 17, 1975
Seasons: 7
Episodes: 42
Rating: ⭐ 7.2 / 10
Drama
Comedy
Crime
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.
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Leo McKern
Horace Rumpole

Patricia Hodge
Phyllida Trant
Julian Curry
Claude Erskine-Brown

Robin Bailey
Mr. Justice Gerald Graves

Peter Blythe
Samuel Ballard, Q.C.

Richard Murdoch
Uncle Tom

Jonathan Coy
Henry

Abigail McKern
Liz Probert

Marion Mathie
Hilda Rumpole