Rumpole of the Bailey (1975)
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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.
- Released: 1975-12-17
- Genres: Drama, Comedy, Crime
- Seasons: 7, 42 episodes
- Episode length: 1h 0m
- Network: ITV1
- Status: Ended
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10 from 24 votes
Created by John Mortimer.
Top cast
- Leo McKern as Horace Rumpole
- Marion Mathie as Hilda Rumpole
Where to watch Rumpole of the Bailey
- United States: stream on Britbox Apple TV channel, PBS, BritBox, PBS Masterpiece Amazon Channel, BritBox Amazon Channel, Thirteen, WETA+; watch free on KQED
- United Kingdom: stream on ITVX Premium; watch free on ITVX
- Canada: stream on PBS Masterpiece Amazon Channel, BritBox Amazon Channel, BritBox, Britbox Apple TV channel
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