The Best Episodes of Rumpole of the Bailey Season 4

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.0/10(97 votes)

   #1 - Rumpole and the Old, Old Story

   S4:E11/19/1987

   Rumpole defends a business man who is accused of trying to murder his partner. After a squabble with 'She Who Must Be Obeyed', Rumpole finally leaves home - but Hilda doesn't seem to miss him very much...

   Director:Roger Bamford

   Writer:John Mortimer

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   Director:Roger Bamford

   Writer:John Mortimer
2. 

   8.3/10(101 votes)

   #2 - Rumpole and the Blind Tasting

   S4:E21/26/1987

   Yet another of the Timsons needs Rumpole's services as an advocate, this time to answer charges of fencing stolen liquor. Rumpole accepts Ms Liz Probert - a radical left-wing activist - as a pupil, though not without certain misgivings.

   Director:Roger Bamford

   Writer:John Mortimer

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   Director:Roger Bamford

   Writer:John Mortimer
3. 

   8.2/10(100 votes)

   #3 - Rumpole and the Official Secret

   S4:E32/2/1987

   Rumpole defends an elderly woman charged under the Official Secrets Act - she is claimed to have have leaked (so to speak) information revealing excessive British government expenditure on tea.

   Director:Rodney Bennett

   Writer:John Mortimer

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   Director:Rodney Bennett

   Writer:John Mortimer
4. 

   8.4/10(89 votes)

   #4 - Rumpole and the Judge's Elbow

   S4:E42/9/1987

   Rumpole defends a man charged with running massage parlours as brothels, and his former colleague in chambers Mr Justice Featherstone finds himself in an embarrassing position. The prospect of appointment as a Judge is dangled in front of Rumpole - and it is suggested that he might wish to handle the defense of his present case with suitable discretion, so to speak... The troublesome Heathstoke is working to move number 3 Equity Court into the twentieth century and tries to oust both Rumpole and Henry, the chambers clerk.

   Director:Donald McWhinnie

   Writer:John Mortimer

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   Director:Donald McWhinnie

   Writer:John Mortimer
5. 

   8.2/10(93 votes)

   #5 - Rumpole and the Bright Seraphim

   S4:E52/16/1987

   Rumpole travels to West Germany to defend a British soldier facing a court-martial charged with the murder of his sergeant.

   Director:Martyn Friend

   Writer:John Mortimer

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   Director:Martyn Friend

   Writer:John Mortimer
6. 

   8.1/10(95 votes)

   #6 - Rumpole's Last Case

   S4:E62/23/1987

   The Timsons are in trouble again, and in need of the services of their favourite 'brief'. The old firm is back in business, but as he unravels the mystery of who carried the gun in a bungled robbery Rumpole is unaccountably wearying of it all. After investing with his turf accountant on a valuable four-horse accumulator, Rumpole makes up his mind that it's time to hang up his wig for the last time - but not before telling a few home truths to his old adversary, Mr Justice 'Mad Bull' Bullingham. Meanwhile, the gods have ideas of their own. Hearthstoke is still giving Henry and Dianne a rough time and he even contrives to infuriate Phyllida.

   Director:Rodney Bennett

   Writer:John Mortimer

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   Director:Rodney Bennett

   Writer:John Mortimer
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