Rumpole and The Man of God

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 2 Episode 1 | 51m 14s | CC

Rumpole successfully clears a vicar of a shoplifting charge, but unwittingly spoils George Frobisher’s chances for a happy marriage. George becomes a judge but blames Rumpole for the great cost to his personal life.

Rumpole of the Bailey