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Rumpole's Return is a 1980 novel by John Mortimer about the defence barrister Horace Rumpole. [1] It was based on a script for a two-hour Rumpole telemovie of the same name. [2] The plot concerns Rumpole coming out of retirement in Florida to work on a case.
A special two-hour film, Rumpole's Return, was made and aired in 1980, between the second and third series. The author, John Mortimer, occasionally appeared as an extra. The author, John Mortimer, occasionally appeared as an extra.
The First Rumpole Omnibus (1983) contains all six short stories in the 1978 collection Rumpole of the Bailey; all six short stories in the 1979 collection "The Trials of Rumpole" and the 1980 single-story novel Rumpole's Return. The Second Rumpole Omnibus (1987) contains all seven short stories in the 1981 collection Regina v.
This production was created as a stand-alone, feature-length special in 1980. Duration: circa 103 minutes. It aired between series two and series three. It was adapted into literary form by John Mortimer and published in the 1980 book Rumpole's Return
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.
Regina v Rumpole is a 1981 collection of short stories by John Mortimer about defence barrister Horace Rumpole. They were adapted from his scripts for the TV series of the same name. [1] The stories were: "Rumpole and the Boat People" "Rumpole and the Confession of Guilt" "Rumpole and the Dear Departed" "Rumpole and the Expert Witness"
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.
It describes the events of the Penge Bungalow Murders, a case frequently referred to by Rumpole in earlier stories. It also includes a description of how Rumpole first met Hilda [1] and agreed to marry her, [2] and how he first encountered the Timson family, [3] who were to provide him with so much work as a defence counsel over the years. It ...