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Release Date:
12 February 1980 (USA) morePlot:
The cases of a portly and eccentric criminal law barrister. full summaryAwards:
Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 8 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Rumpole Creator Sir John Mortimer Dies (From WENN. 16 January 2009, 11:03 AM, PST)
'Rumpole' writer Mortimer dies, aged 85
(From digitalspy. 16 January 2009, 5:17 AM, PST)
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Delightful series from the UK... moreCast
(Series Cast Summary - 7 of 68)| Leo McKern | ... | Horace Rumpole (42 episodes, 1978-1992) | |
| Jonathan Coy | ... | Henry (37 episodes, 1978-1992) | |
| Julian Curry | ... | Claude Erskine-Brown (35 episodes, 1978-1992) | |
| Marion Mathie | ... | Hilda Rumpole (24 episodes, 1987-1992) | |
| Richard Murdoch | ... | Uncle Tom (23 episodes, 1978-1991) | |
| Maureen Derbyshire | ... | Dianne - Secretary / ... (23 episodes, 1978-1991) | |
| Peter Blythe | ... | Samuel 'Soapy Sam' Ballard, Q.C. / ... (22 episodes, 1983-1992) |
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Runtime:
60 minCountry:
UKLanguage:
EnglishColor:
ColorAspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoFilming Locations:
Temple, Holborn, London, England, UKFun Stuff
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Originally, author John Mortimer had Alistair Sim in mind to play Rumpole - until he found out Sim was dead. moreFAQ
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I think everyone can identify with the lead character Horace Rumpole. That's because he's a crafty, witty barrister surrounded by a bunch of stuffed shirts and idiots. There's Claude Erskine-Brown, the close confidant of Rumpole's who seems to stumble from one disaster to another; Phylida "Portia" Erskine-Brown, Claude's wife and about a third of his source of problems; Judge Gutherie Featherstone, a rather hapless man who gets caught up in a sex scandal right as he's trying to decide on a case in that matter; junior clark Liz Probert, played wonderfully by Leo's daughter Abigail McKern; the hapless Timson clan, who Rumpole constantly rescues from trouble despite their antics, and most of all, we should not forget "She who must be obeyed" - Hilda Rumpole. The cast was a superb choice and the writing was excellent. What was sad about this series is its ending - it's the kind of thing you don't want to end.