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Rumpole and Portia

8.1/10 · 101 votesDec 21, 198860 min

Ranked #6 of 6 in Season 5•−0.1 vs season avg

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Rumpole defends Stanley Culp, a scrap dealer, on charges of selling arms to terrorists. The case comes before a newly appointed Recorder - Phyllida Erskine-Brown.

Directed byRoger Bamford
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

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John Mortimer

John Mortimer

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Roger Bamford

Director

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Episode Summary

"Rumpole and Portia" is episode 5 of Rumpole of the Bailey season 5. It scored 8.1/10 from 101 votes, ranking #6 of 6 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Roger Bamford and written by John Mortimer, it aired on December 21, 1988.