Rumpole of the Bailey - Season 6 - Eps 6: Rumpole for the Prosecution
Rumpole agrees to act for the family of a dead girl who are bringing a private prosecution for murder against a policeman. Did a killer receive preferential treatment from his colleagues on the Force, who knew he was guilty but decided not to charge him?Ballard asks Rumpole to prosecute Erskine-Brown, who is accused of stealing work from a colleague in chambers by changing the names on a brief.Mysteriously, Ballard spends a lot of time at a party hiding a bandaged fingertip...
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
