Rumpole of the Bailey is a British television series created and written by British writer and barrister Sir John Mortimer, QC and starring Leo McKern as Horace Rumpole, an aging London barrister who defends any and all clients. It has been spun off into a series of short stories, novels, and radio programmes.
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. He always defends. 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. There is always at least one and often two subplots. Written by John Vogel
The humorous tails of Horace Rumpole (McKern Leo). Rumpole is a barrister who appears in the Old Bailey, London. He deals with criminals, barristers, judges, and his wife Hilda, whom he calls in his thoughts : "She who must be obeyed ". Written by Itamar Rotlevi
