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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: A&E
EAN: 0733961746242
Feature: An immensely popular series broadcast on PBS from 1978 to 1992, RUMPOLE OF THE BAILEY set a new bar for all courtroom dramas to come. Balancing suspense and satire as deftly as the scale of justice, Horace Rumpole tirelessly defends the downtrodden while undressing the upperes. A timeless mixture of comedy and drama, RUMPOLE OF THE BAILEY was one of television's most celebrated courtroom drama
Format: Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 280
Label: A&E Home Video
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
MPN: 74624
Number Of Items: 14
Publisher: A&E Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 28, 2006
Running Time: 2100 minutes
Studio: A&E Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: February 12, 1980
Features:- An immensely popular series broadcast on PBS from 1978 to 1992, RUMPOLE OF THE BAILEY set a new bar for all courtroom dramas to come. Balancing suspense and satire as deftly as the scale of justice, Horace Rumpole tirelessly defends the downtrodden while undressing the upperes. A timeless mixture of comedy and drama, RUMPOLE OF THE BAILEY was one of television's most celebrated courtroom drama
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Part lawyer, part detective, Horace Rumpole's adventures center around the British legal system.
Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: NR
Release Date: 28-FEB-2006
Media Type: DVD
Amazon.com:
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. 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), esteemed actor Leo McKern portrays the antihero Rumpole. As champion of the downtrodden, the self-righteous Rumpole loves to get in trouble with his wife Hilda, 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. 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.
Typical of British drama, production values are low while the caliber of scriptwriting and acting is unsurpassed. Rumpole is a rare example of a television serial that is as appealing and engaging on its 10th viewing as it was on its first. A&E's 14-disc megaset includes all 42 episodes from the series' seven seasons, plus the 1982 two-hour special Rumpole's Return, introductions by and an interview with John Mortimer, and other bonus material. --Erik Macki
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Very enjoyable English characters. I call this a comedy drama of the highest order. She who must be obeyed and Rumpole the wily old English barrister who quotes Shakespeare and other poets. Always with a witty remark that makes for a most delightful viewing experience.
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When considering my review about this show there are items that would sound less than positive, like my feelings for the pompous Sam Ballard, who acts more like a modern day pharisee than a true Christain or the nagging wives and the womanizing barrister/judge. And then there is Rumpole himself who drinks too much, eats too much and smokes too much. When I first began the series I thought Rumpole to be a grumpy old man and I had to laugh the first time I saw John Mortimer with his huge Adam Ant ... Read More
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SO glad I purchase this!
Leo McKern is perfect as the poetry quoting Old Bailey barrister, who is always on the defense and "Never pleads guilty!" Rumpole is also a detective for his clients being somewhat of an expert on blood stains... We also see his home life, with his wife who he refers to as "She who must be obeyed." This is also a fascinating look behind the British Legal system, its politics and history, wonderfully written by John Mortimer, who was a barrister himself. A true ... Read More
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Horace Rumpole is a figure to set along side Sherlock Holmes and Robin Hood in the pantheon of great British creations. Is it drama? Is it comedy? It is both and along side the great man are a host of entertaining supporting figures such as Hilda Rumpole (She who must be obeyed), Claude Erskine Brown, Judge Bullingham (The Bull), Philippa Erskine Brown (The Porta of Chambers), Uncle Tom (who having no legal work plays golf in the office) Soapey Sam Ballard and Gutherie Featherstone, as well as various ... Read More
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I have watched and rewatched episodes of "Rumpole" -- loving them more and more as I watched. I even visited the Old Bailey when we went to England just to feel closer to Rumpole (along with having a glass of Rumpole's favorite wine at a pub). As you are introduced and get to know the Rumpole "family," each of the individuals become richer and add to the flavor of the shows. Each episode involves a legal story but also a tale about members of Rumpole's "family," involving "she who must be obeyed," his ... Read More
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: A&E
EAN: 0733961746242
Feature: An immensely popular series broadcast on PBS from 1978 to 1992, RUMPOLE OF THE BAILEY set a new bar for all courtroom dramas to come. Balancing suspense and satire as deftly as the scale of justice, Horace Rumpole tirelessly defends the downtrodden while undressing the upperes. A timeless mixture of comedy and drama, RUMPOLE OF THE BAILEY was one of television's most celebrated courtroom drama
Format: Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC
Item Dimensions:
Label: A&E Home Video
Languages:
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
MPN: 74624
Number Of Items: 14
Publisher: A&E Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 28, 2006
Running Time: 2100 minutes
Studio: A&E Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: February 12, 1980