Rumpole of the Bailey

TV's Best Loved Barrister

• Drama
• Comedy
• Crime

Rumpole of the Bailey is a British television series created and written by the British writer and barrister John Mortimer. It stars Leo McKern as Horace Rumpole, an aging London barrister who defends any and all clients, and has been spun off into a series of short stories, novels, and radio programmes.

Created by

John Mortimer

First aired

17 December 1975

Network

ITV1