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Rumpole of the Bailey, Set 2 - The Complete Seasons 3 & 4

starring: Derek Benfield, Bill Fraser, Peter Whitaker, Leo McKern, Peggy Thorpe-Bates
directed by: Bill Hays, Donald McWhinnie, Martyn Friend, Robert Knights, Rodney Bennett

: Rumpole of the Bailey, Set 2 - The Complete Seasons 3 & 4
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780767072601
Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 076707260X
Label: A&E Home Video
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: A&E Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 28, 2004
Running Time: 600 minutes
Sales Rank: 30413
Studio: A&E Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: February 12, 1980



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Description:
Today’s legal minds could take a lesson or two from Horace Rumpole, one of the most colorful characters ever to approach the bench. Rumpole also maneuvers behind the scenes, using his brilliant mind and sly sense of humor to make his case. Stylishly played by Leo McKern, he throws the courtroom into an uproar for twenty episodes that seamlessly blend comedy, mystery, and drama.

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Before there was Quincy and The Practice, there was Rumpole. Rumpole of the Bailey is, quite simply, one of the finest television series, and it has served as a model for all law dramas that followed it. Edgy and satirical, Rumpole is based on John Mortimer's books of the same name. Esteemed actor Leo McKern portrays the antihero Rumpole, a determined and committed criminal defense barrister whose clients have included three generations of the Timson family, among others, at the Old Bailey (criminal court). As champion of the downtrodden, the self-righteous Rumpole loves to get in trouble with his wife, his peers, the head of chambers, and judges, to name but a few. A connoisseur of Wordsworth, cigars, and cheap liquor, McKern's usually disheveled Rumpole belies the character's dry sense of humor and astute skill as a barrister. His wife, the upwardly mobile Hilda, is played by Peggy Thorpe-Bates, known for her Miss Toliver in Alcatraz Island, and Justice Sir Guthrie Fetherston is played by Peter Bowles, known for his Richard DeVere in TV's To the Manor Born.

This four-disc set includes all 12 episodes from seasons 3 and 4. Typical of British drama, production values are low, while the caliber of scriptwriting and acting is unsurpassed. A rare example of a television serial that is as appealing and engaging on its 10th viewing as it is on its first. --Erik Macki



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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Delightful
This is British comedy/court room drama at its best. Writer John Mortimer utilizes the same gentle ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Rumpole Still Rowdy!
The Second Set of Rumpole of the Bailey is as good as I remember it when it was first broadcast. It ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Rumpole of the Bailey, set 2, complete seasons 3 & 4
Very well done compilation of one of my favorite and long missed series. I also hve the 1&2 season set ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - One of the Greats
Sit back and enjoy the life of English barrister Horace Rumpole, brilliantly played by Leo McKern, supported ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Rumpole Improves With Age
The 3rd and 4th series of Rumpole of the Bailey continue and improve on the fine tradition established by the ... Read More

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