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Rumpole of the Bailey
1975–1992 · 7 seasons, 42 episodes · 60m episodes · Comedy, Crime, Drama · ITV1 · United Kingdom · Rated TV-PG (US)
TV's Best Loved Barrister
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.
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