Rumpole of the Bailey (1978)

Crime · Drama · Mystery

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.

IMDb rating: 8.4 (2,003 votes)
Seasons: 2
Streaming (US): Britbox Apple TV Channel · PBS · BritBox · PBS Masterpiece Amazon Channel · BritBox Amazon Channel · Thirteen · WETA+ · KQED
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1978)

7.75 avg 6 episodes 7.6 → 7.9 51 min avg

Rising
Big finale

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Rumpole and the Younger Generation	7.6	200
2	Rumpole and the Alternative Society	7.7	173
3	Rumpole and the Honourable Member	7.7	138
4	Rumpole and the Married Lady	7.8	133
5	Rumpole and the Learned Friends	7.8	117
6	Rumpole and the Heavy Brigade	7.9	132

Season 2 (1979)

7.86 avg 7 episodes 7.7 → 8.1 58 min avg

Big finale

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Rumpole and the Man of God	7.7	115
2	Rumpole and the Case of Identity	8.0	126
3	Rumpole and the Show Folk	8.0	134
4	Rumpole and the Fascist Beast	7.6	109
5	Rumpole and the Course of True Love	7.8	123
6	Rumpole and the Age for Retirement	7.8	104
7	Rumpole's Return	8.1	195