Rumpole and The Barrow Boy

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.

Season 5 Episode 2 | 51m 30s | CC

Insider dealing in the city, involving yet another member of the Timson Family clan, provides Rumpole with the opportunity to reduce his overdraft--at least long enough to delay Hilda from cutting off his meagre supply of Pommeroy Plonk.

Rumpole of the Bailey