Ranked #6 of 6 in Season 3•−0.6 vs season avg
Rumpole flies to Neranga, in Africa, to defend David Mazenze (his former law pupil) on a charge of murder. Rumpole meets with politcs, tribal hatred, and confusion - and his client seems to have no credible alibi to offer for the time of the murder.
Leo McKern
Horace Rumpole
Peggy Thorpe-Bates
Hilda Rumpole
John Mortimer
Writer
Donald McWhinnie
Director
Trevor Waite
Editor
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"Rumpole and the Golden Thread" is episode 2 of Rumpole of the Bailey season 3. It scored 7.4/10 from 125 votes, ranking #6 of 6 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Donald McWhinnie and written by John Mortimer, it aired on October 18, 1983.