Rumpole of the Bailey
2014TV-NR
Cigar-puffing, whiskey-sipping, insult-generating defense barrister Horace Rumpole (Leo McKern) proves why he's one of the most unexpected successful attorneys in Great Britain.
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Episodes (6)
- 1. Rumpole and the Younger GenerationMarch 2, 201451minTV-NRSubtitlesEnglish (UK) [CC], English (US) [CC]Audio languagesEnglish
Rumpole successfully defends a teenager accused of robbery with violence but his victory is marred by the knowledge that though innocent on this occasion, the boy is destined for a life of crime. - 2. Rumpole and the Alternate SocietyMarch 2, 201454minTV-PGSubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio languagesEnglishRumpole is very content to be defending a drugs case in the peace of the West Country. However, the outcome of the trial is not so pleasing.
- 3. Rumpole and the Honourable MemberApril 16, 197851minTV-NRSubtitlesEnglish (UK) [CC], English (US) [CC]Audio languagesEnglishAn MP is accused of raping one of his assistants, and seems reluctant to defend himself. Rumpole is left with only one line of defense; attack the complainant's character, thereby infuriating his son's American fiancee.
- 4. Rumpole and the Married LadyApril 23, 197853minTV-NRSubtitlesEnglish (UK) [CC], English (US) [CC]Audio languagesEnglishAfter a long spell without cases, Rumpole is apparently divorcing his old friend and colleague George Frobisher. His client meanwhile threatens to drive Rumpole's wife Hilda ("She who must be obeyed") into the arms of her friend Dodo.
- 5. Rumpole and the Learned FriendsMarch 2, 201450minTV-NRSubtitlesEnglish (UK) [CC], English (US) [CC]Audio languagesEnglishRumpole accuses a dishonest policeman of framing his safecracker client and finds himself in legal trouble when he can't back up his claim.
- 6. Rumpole and the Heavy BrigadeMarch 2, 201453minTV-NRSubtitlesEnglish (UK) [CC], English (US) [CC]Audio languagesEnglishRumpole returns to bloodstains as he defends an stuttering, apparently mentally-challenged petty crook on a murder charge.
