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Rumpole and the Tap End

8.2/10 · 99 votesDec 14, 198860 min

Ranked #3 of 6 in Season 5•matches the season avg

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Rumpole defends Tony Timson on charges of attempted murder - with Tony's wife, April, claiming he tried to drown her - while sexist remarks by Mr Justice Guthrie Featherstone give the press a field day and, more importantly, upset the Lord Chancellor. 'She Who Must Be

Directed byJulian Amyes
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

Crew2

John Mortimer

John Mortimer

Writer

Julian Amyes

Julian Amyes

Director

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Episode Summary

"Rumpole and the Tap End" is episode 4 of Rumpole of the Bailey season 5. It scored 8.2/10 from 99 votes, ranking #3 of 6 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Julian Amyes and written by John Mortimer, it aired on December 14, 1988.