Rumpole of the Bailey (1991)
The cases of a portly and eccentric criminal law barrister.
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Episode 1 - Rumpole and the Bubble Reputation
Release Date: 23 Nov. 1988A notorious tabloid hires Rumpole to defend it in a libel suit being brought by a puritanical novelist it has accused of sexual promiscuity.
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Episode 2 - Rumpole and the Barrow Boy
Release Date: 30 Nov. 1988Nigel Timson, one of the few members of the notorious Timson clan to have a legitimate job, is defended by Rumpole on a charge of insider trading.
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Episode 3 - Rumpole and the Age of Miracles
Release Date: 7 Dec. 1988Rumpole defends Hilda's nephew, a canon who has accused of adultery in an ecclesiastical court.
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Episode 4 - Rumpole and the Tap End
Release Date: 14 Dec. 1988Featherstone's controversial remarks and ruling in a domestic violence case causes fallout from women's rights groups and concern from the Lord Chancellor.
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Episode 5 - Rumpole and Portia
Release Date: 21 Dec. 1988Rumpole defends a scrap dealer accused of selling arms to terrorists while Phyllida presides at the trial in her newly appointed job as recorder.
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Episode 6 - Rumpole and the Quality of Life
Release Date: 28 Dec. 1988Rumpole defends Lady Perdita Derwent, charged with the murder of her elderly husband. Meanwhile, Ms Liz Probert complains of anti-gay discrimination at number 3, Equity Court, and the portly Rumpole suffers from a strict diet imposed by She Who Must Be Obeyed.