Rumpole of the Bailey Rumpole of the Bailey Rumpole of the Bailey is a British television series created and written by the British writer and barrister John Mortimer. It starred Leo McKern as Horace Rumpole, an elderly London barrister who defended a broad variety of clients, often underdogs. The TV series led to the stories being presented in other media including books and radio. The "Bailey" of the title is a reference to the Central Criminal Court, the "Old Bailey". While certain biographical details are slightly different in the original television series and the subsequent book series, Horace Rumpole has a number of definite
Robin Bailey Storm" and Prime Minister Gresham in "The Pallisers". He played the role of Mr Fuzziwig in KYTV's "The Making of David Chizzlenut" episode in 1993. He also played Mr Justice Gerald Graves in "Rumpole of the Bailey" (1987 to 1992), and Hereward Fielding in the "An Autumn Shroud" episode of BBC's "Dalziel and Pascoe" series in 1996. His final television appearance was as Lord Probyn (Kavanagh's wife's father) in "Kavanagh QC" in 1997. Bailey performed several books on tape, reading books by Agatha Christie, Catherine Aird, Nevil Shute and Ruth Rendell. Agatha Christie Catherine Aird Nevil Shute Ruth Rendell He