Rumpole of the Bailey - Season 4 - Eps 4: Rumpole and the Judge's Elbow

Name: Eps 4: Rumpole and the Judge's Elbow
Released: 1987-02-09
Rating: 3.6

1987-02-09 • 60 min • ⭐ 7.1/10

Rumpole defends a man charged with running massage parlours as brothels, and his former colleague in chambers Mr Justice Featherstone finds himself in an embarrassing position. The prospect of appointment as a Judge is dangled in front of Rumpole - and it is suggested that he might wish to handle the defense of his present case with suitable discretion, so to speak... The troublesome Heathstoke is working to move number 3 Equity Court into the twentieth century and tries to oust both Rumpole and Henry, the chambers clerk.

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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: 7.1/10 (from 17 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.