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Rumpole and the Bubble Reputation

8.2/10 · 101 votesNov 23, 198860 min

Ranked #1 of 6 in Season 5•matches the season avg

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Rumpole fights a claim for libel filed by a woman writer against a low newspaper. Claude Erskine-Brown moves in with Rumpole after being photographed at a night-club of ill repute, to the fury of Phyllida.

Written byJohn Mortimer

Seasons7

Season 5 Episodes6

Cast6

Leo McKern

Leo McKern

Horace Rumpole

Patricia Hodge

Patricia Hodge

Phyllida Trant

Julian Curry

Julian Curry

Claude Erskine-Brown

Peter Blythe

Peter Blythe

Samuel Ballard, Q.C.

Jonathan Coy

Jonathan Coy

Henry

Marion Mathie

Marion Mathie

Hilda Rumpole

Crew1

John Mortimer

John Mortimer

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Episode Summary

"Rumpole and the Bubble Reputation" is episode 1 of Rumpole of the Bailey season 5. It scored 8.2/10 from 101 votes, ranking #1 of 6 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Written by John Mortimer, it aired on November 23, 1988.