Rumpole of the Bailey - Season 6 - Eps 1: Rumpole a la Carte
A live mouse is served to Erskine-Brown in a London restaurant, and Rumpole finds himself defending the self-important chef-restaurateur on the environmental health charges which follow. At home, Hilda takes up with her Canadian cousin, Jean-Pierre O'Higgins, and loses all interest in Rumpole.
About Rumpole of the Bailey
Title: Rumpole of the Bailey
First Air Date: 1975-12-17
Last Air Date: 1992-12-03
Status: Ended
Rating: 6.9/10 (from 20 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 8
Total Episodes: 42
Network: ITV1
Genres: Drama, Comedy, Crime
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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