Episode
Rumpole of the Bailey: Rumpole and the Sporting Life
Overview
Rumpole gets out into rural England when Fiona Allways persuades him to defend her sister Jennifer, charged with murdering her skirt-chasing husband.
Details
- Series
- Rumpole of the Bailey
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 1983-11-08
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Rumpole and the Sporting Life is Episode 5 in Season 3 of Rumpole of the Bailey. It aired on 1983-11-08. The runtime is 60 min.
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Episode 4: Rumpole and the Female of the Species
Rumpole defends Tony Timson, who is accused of driving the getaway car for a bungled robbery by the Molloy gang - a gang whose relationship with the Timsons is about as warm as that between the Montagues and the Capulets.
Meanwhile, Fiona Allways applies to join Rumpole's chambers at number 3, Equity Court, and this meets with opposition from an unexpected quarter - Phyllida.
Episode 6: Rumpole and the Last Resort
Rumpole turns to his wife, Hilda, for help in getting a slippery solicitor to pay what he owes. Meanwhile, Rumpole is busy defending the owner of a caravan rental agency who is accused of fraud.
More episodes from this season
Episode 3: Rumpole and the Old Boy Net
Rumpole welcomes a new pupil, the beautiful Fiona Allways, and together they defend Mr and Mrs Napier-Lee, who are charged with blackmail and with running an immoral house. But the Napier-Lees are slow to defend themselves, anxious not to expose the lies of an old school friend.
Episode 2: Rumpole and the Golden Thread
Rumpole flies to Neranga, in Africa, to defend David Mazenze (his former law pupil) on a charge of murder. Rumpole meets with politcs, tribal hatred, and confusion - and his client seems to have no credible alibi to offer for the time of the murder.
Episode 1: Rumpole and the Genuine Article
Rumpole defends Harold Brittling, an unsuccessful artist who has been charged with faking a major painting by the late Septimus Craig. But Brittling is remarkably relaxed about the case and seems to have an agenda of his own.