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The son of Reverend Wilfred Rumpole and his wife Alice, and born at Dulwich, [4] [5] Rumpole attended "Linklater's" (a fictional minor public school) [6] and studied law at either Keble College [7] or the fictional "St Joseph's College", Oxford, [8] coming away with "a dubious third" (Oxford then awarded fourths, so a third is equivalent to a 2:2).
Re-titled "Rumpole and the Confession of Guilt" for radio adaptation in 1980 and for DVD release in 2007. It was adapted into literary form by John Mortimer and published along with all six of the specially-written new scripts from the 1980 radio series in the 1981 book Regina V. Rumpole (Re-published in 1982 under the title Rumpole For The ...
Rumpole of the Bailey is a radio series created and written by the British writer and barrister John Mortimer based on the television series Rumpole of the Bailey. [1] Five different actors portrayed Horace Rumpole in these episodes: Leo McKern , Maurice Denham , Timothy West , Benedict Cumberbatch , and Julian Rhind-Tutt .
Rumpole of the Bailey is a series of books created and written by the British writer and barrister John Mortimer based on the television series Rumpole of the Bailey. [ 1 ] Mortimer adapted his television scripts into a series of short stories and novels starting in 1978.
Sir John Clifford Mortimer (21 April 1923 – 16 January 2009) [1] was a British barrister, dramatist, screenwriter and author. He is best known for short stories about a barrister named Horace Rumpole, adapted from episodes of the TV series Rumpole of the Bailey also written by Mortimer.
Coduri featured in the film comedies Hawks (1988), Nuns on the Run (1990) and King Ralph (1991). She has also appeared extensively on British television, appearing in guest roles in episodes of series such as Rumpole of the Bailey, A Bit of Fry & Laurie, Boon, A Touch of Frost and in the BBC's 1997 adaptation of Henry Fielding's novel The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling.
Margaret Freda Oulton (11 August 1914 – 26 December 1989), better known by her stage name Peggy Thorpe-Bates [1] was an English actress [2] who appeared in the first three series of Rumpole of the Bailey as Rumpole's fearsome wife Hilda. [3] She also appeared in numerous other supporting roles on both stage and screen. [4]
In 1987, she appeared as the English spinster Rosemary Tuttle in the episode "Rumpole and the Official Secret" from Season 4 of Rumpole of the Bailey. She is best known, however, for her portrayal of lovable working-class housewife Daisy in all 44 episodes of the sitcom Keeping Up Appearances, which ran for 5 series from 1990 to 1995.