Rumpole
by John Mortimer
Rumpole of the Bailey (Collections and Selections — omnibus - illustrated Folio Society edition)
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Timothy West takes on the role of Rumpole in these four delightful dramas featuring the wily barristerRumpole and the Primrose PathRumpole exposes criminal practices at the nursing home where he was sent to recuperate after a heart attack, leaving him in dire need of claret, cheroots and good company.Rumpole and the Scales of JusticeWhen Rumpole defends a senior policeman in court, his love for Shakespeare's Othello and his old acquaintances in the south London criminal fraternity prove very show more useful.Rumpole and the Vanishing JurorRumpole's admiration for the integrity of the Old Bailey jury is legendary - but he is mystified when his most promising juror in a murder trial suddenly disappears...Rumpole RedeemedInvited to dinner at his local prison, Rumpole solves the conundrum of whether an ex-con can be reformed - while also seeking redemption himself.Timothy West stars as Rumpole, with Prunella Scales as Hilda, Michael Cochrane as Sam Ballard, Nigel Anthony as Claude Erskine-Brown and Sophie Thompson as Luci Gribble. show lessTags
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A lovely boxed collection of "Rumpole of the Bailey" stories, selected by the author and illustrated quite nicely by Paul Cox. Several of these stories I have read in other collections, several are new to me, and all are excellent. Rumpole is a true original, a charmingly eccentric English character, who hides a few solid ideals beneath a gruffly cynical crust. The conclusion of "Rumpole and the Family Pride" shows this as well as any lines in the book: Rumpole is commiserating with a fellow barrister, Liz Probert, who has concluded "It's a bloody unjust world, Rumpole".
"You've been all these years in the law, Liz. And You've only just found that out?"
"You've been all these years in the law, Liz. And You've only just found that out?"
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- People/Characters
- Horace Rumpole; Hilda 'She Who Must Be Obeyed' Wystan-Rumpole; Guthrie Featherstone; Liz Probert
- Quotations
- She Who Must Be Obeyed
- Disambiguation notice
- Contains:
- Rumpole and the Younger Generation
- Rumpole and the Show Folk
- Rumpole and the Old Boy Net
- Rumpole and the Bright Seraphim
- Rumpole and the Tap End
- Rumpole and the Bubble ... (show all)Reputation
- Rumpole à la Carte
- Rumpole and the Children of the Devil
- Rumpole and the Family Pride
- Rumpole on Trial
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- English, French
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- Paper, Audiobook
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