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Rumpole of the Bailey

Rumpole and Portia

In John Mortimer's satirical look at criminal law and the workings of the Old Bailey, Horace Rumpole is a barrister who spouts Wordsworth to himself and is famed among colleagues for his battered hat and general slovenliness. His wife, known as "She who must be obeyed," sometimes thinks Rumpole has been so busy playing parts in courts that he's lost all trace of his own identity.

Rumpole and Portia

Season 5 Episode 5 | 51m 37s | CC

Phyllida Erskine-Brown wonders whether she really wants the responsibility of her new position or if she simply wants to run away from it all. Hilda also has reason to assess her life with Rumpole when an old flame reminds her what might have been.

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