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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: 28778
Studio: A&E Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: February 12, 1980
Editorial Review:
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
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Delightful
This is British comedy/court room drama at its best. Writer John Mortimer utilizes the same gentle humour of P G Wodehouse who in fact is referenced in one or two episodes. It is probably of more interest to older more seasoned audiences who can catch the many references Rumpole throws out which range from Shakespeare to Keats. It also deals with the quirks and foibles of a stuffy middle age life including marriage to a wife "who must be obeyed".
Rating: - Rumpole Still Rowdy!
The Second Set of Rumpole of the Bailey is as good as I remember it when it was first broadcast. It does not seem to age except maybe for the occasional reference to what was then current political personages. The legal parts, the references to England's small time criminals is still as topical as it was when first presented. The characters are still so VERY British, it makes the series what it is.
Rating: - 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 and have enjoyed them all over again. Glad this one and the other were finally available at at a reasonable price.
Rating: - One of the Greats
Sit back and enjoy the life of English barrister Horace Rumpole, brilliantly played by Leo McKern, supported by an excellent cast. There's humor, often dark, and some suspense in a delightful package. If you enjoy intelligent television with a point of view, buy these DVDs and, as I said, sit back and enjoy.
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Rating: - Rumpole Improves With Age
The 3rd and 4th series of Rumpole of the Bailey continue and improve on the fine tradition established by the first two series. Leo McKern remains utterly magnificent as the intrepid barrister who never pleads Guilty (although he does break that tradition once), the scourge of the pompous and the pettifoggers of his chambers at Equity Court in the Temple and in the courtrooms of the Old Bailey. He tackles a series of cases, many of them outside of London in various rural locales, and once at a military ... Read More
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