Rumpole and The Blind Tasting

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 4 Episode 2 | 52m 19s | CC

Rumpole is defending yet another member of the Timson clan, whose family provide a fair proportion of his income. Judge Graves is giving Rumpole a hard time in court, and with the arrival of Hilda’s old chum, home life is not much more attractive.

Rumpole of the Bailey