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... which also starred Patricia Hodge, who had a continuing role as Phyllida Erskine-Brown in Rumpole Of The Bailey ... which starred Leo McKern, who appeared as Gloucester to Laurence Olivier's Lear in the BBC's 1983 production, alongside Dorothy Tutin as Goneril.
Spook Country Discussion at SFAW Lou Anders 2007
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Leo McKern played his role as the repenting priest who originally betrayed our hero and heroine to perfection (though I’ll always think of him as the English lawyer Rumpole from the books/series Rumpole of the Bailey).
Show #10: Pre-show Discussion : The Kick-Ass Mystic Ninjas 2006
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An old BBC show called Rumpole of the Bailey had very funny dialogue with witty cuts and jabs at the expense of the Conservative Party in England.
"Am I the only one who believes that blinking is actually healthy?" Ann Althouse 2008
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She is best known for her roles on television series such as Rumpole of the Bailey (as Fiona Allways) and C.A.T.S. Eyes (as Pru Standfast).
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In 1970, 'ITV Saturday Night Theatre' presented a play written by John Mortimer the creator of 'Rumpole' entitled "Married Alive".
EMMA/KELLY: I SPY THE AVENGERS Toby O'B 2010
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They looked out of place next to the scarlet robed Crown Court Judge in his horse hair wig and the Crown Prosecution Barrister an amiable fellow who I immeadatly nicknamed 'Rumpole'.
Archive 2007-09-01 Peter Troy 2007
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Taking a line from Alex Guinness in the 1950's Ealing comedy Kind Hearts and Coronets I lent forward to 'Rumpole' and remarked that ''I must confess to being a little curious as to the outcome of their deliberations''.
Archive 2007-09-01 Peter Troy 2007
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We had gone through the roast beef and Leonard had instructed me to choose the profiteroles from the sweet trolley, when he said, 'Rumpole's not an easy man in court.
Rumpole and the Reign of Terror Mortimer, John 2006
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Mortimer's personal training as a lawyer likely helped him create the title lawyer character of "Rumpole," which was adapted for short stories and the radio following its TV run.
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Latest Breaking News John Mortimer, Barrister and Writer who created "Rumpole," Dies at
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