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The Best Episodes of Rumpole of the Bailey Season 4

Every episode of Rumpole of the Bailey Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Rumpole of the Bailey Season 4!

Rumpole of the Bailey is a British television series created and written by the British writer and barrister John Mortimer. It stars Leo McKern as...
Genres:DramaComedyCrime
Network:ITV1

Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Rumpole and the Old, Old Story" is the best rated episode of "Rumpole of the Bailey" season 4. It scored 8.1/10 based on 89 votes. Directed by N/A and written by John Mortimer, it aired on 1/19/1987. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Rumpole and the Blind Tasting".

  • Rumpole and the Old, Old Story
    8.1/1089 votes

    #1 - Rumpole and the Old, Old Story

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 1/19/1987

    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: N/A

    Writer: John Mortimer

  • Rumpole and the Blind Tasting
    8.4/1091 votes

    #2 - Rumpole and the Blind Tasting

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 1/26/1987

    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: N/A

    Writer: John Mortimer

  • Rumpole and the Official Secret
    8.2/1091 votes

    #3 - Rumpole and the Official Secret

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 2/2/1987

    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: N/A

    Writer: John Mortimer

  • Rumpole and the Judge's Elbow
    8.3/1079 votes

    #4 - Rumpole and the Judge's Elbow

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 2/9/1987

    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: N/A

    Writer: John Mortimer

  • Rumpole and the Bright Seraphim
    8.2/1087 votes

    #5 - Rumpole and the Bright Seraphim

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 2/16/1987

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: John Mortimer

  • Rumpole's Last Case
    8.1/1089 votes

    #6 - Rumpole's Last Case

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 2/23/1987

    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: N/A

    Writer: John Mortimer