Rumpole of the Bailey (TV Series)
- Original title
- Rumpole of the Bailey
- Year
- 1978
- Running time
- 60 min.
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Leo McKern
- Jonathan Coy
- Julian Curry
- Marion Mathie
- Richard Murdoch
- Maureen Derbyshire
- Peter Blythe
- Peggy Thorpe-Bates
- Peter Bowles
- Patricia Hodge
- Joanna Van Gyseghem
- Denis Lill
- Abigail McKern
- Denys Graham
- Moray Watson
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- TV Series. Drama. Mystery | Crime
- Synopsis
- (1978-1992). 7 seasons. Horace Rumpole is an "Old Bailey Hack," one of the underpaid barristers who ply the courtrooms of the Old Bailey, London's criminal court. Rumpole refused to handle most suits and will never prosecute. Each of his trials has both a victory and a defeat in them, his clients who are acquitted often angrier than those who are found guilty.
- Awards
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1988: Emmy: Nominated for Best Miniseries1981: Emmy: Nominated for Best Miniseries1988: BAFTA TV Awards: Nominated Best Drama Series1983: BAFTA TV Awards: Nominated for Best TV Series - Drama & Actor (McKern)1980: BAFTA TV Awards: Best Actor (McKern) for episode 'Rumpole's Return'1979: BAFTA TV Awards: Nominated for Best TV Series - Drama & Actor (McKern)
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