Rumpole of the Bailey
“TV's Best Loved Barrister”
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.
On screen
Top Cast
Leo McKern
Horace Rumpole
Jonathan Coy
Henry
Julian Curry
Claude Erskine-Brown
Marion Mathie
Hilda Rumpole
Richard Murdoch
Uncle Tom
Maureen Darbyshire
Dianne
Peter Blythe
Samuel Ballard
Patricia Hodge
Phyllida Erskine-Brown
Peggy Thorpe-Bates
Hilda Rumpole
Peter Bowles
Guthrie Featherstone
Joanna Van Gyseghem
Marigold Featherstone
Denis Lill
Mr. Bernard
Episodes guide
Seasons
Specials
3 episodes · 1975
Season 1
6 episodes · 1978
Season 2
6 episodes · 1979
Season 3
6 episodes · 1983
Season 4
6 episodes · 1987
Season 5
6 episodes · 1988
Season 6
6 episodes · 1991
Season 7
6 episodes · 1992
Preview
Official Trailer
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