Episode
Rumpole of the Bailey: Rumpole and the Miscarriage of Justice
Overview
Rumpole defends a policeman, Superintendent Gannon, who is accused of changing a teenager's statement confessing to murdering a policeman. Meanwhile, Sir Guthrie Featherstone finds himself in hot water - as the Judge in the boy's case, he gave a damning summing-up against him, and now the Lord Chief Justice of England is taking an interest in the matter.
Details
- Series
- Rumpole of the Bailey
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 1992-11-05
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Rumpole and the Miscarriage of Justice is Episode 2 in Season 7 of Rumpole of the Bailey. It aired on 1992-11-05. The runtime is 60 min.
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Episode 1: Rumpole and the Children of the Devil
Rumpole again defends the Timsons, when they are accused of Satanism and their daughter Tracy has been put into local authority care.
Hilda is angling for Rumpole to take her to this year's Scales of Justice Ball.
Episode 3: Rumpole and the Eternal Triangle
Rumpole flirts with a beautiful violinist and finds himself reluctantly defending her husband, who is charged with murdering the violinist's musical partner.Meanwhile, Claude Erskine-Brown accuses Henry, the clerk at 3 Equity Court, of sexually harassing a secretary.
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Episode 4: Rumpole and the Reform of Joby Jonson
Rumpole defends a teenager charged with stealing from old people. Curiously, Rumpole's own apartment is promptly broken into and documents are stolen. Erskine-Brown is in the running again to 'take silk' (become a Queen's Counsel) but the word around the Inns of Court is that he does not have enough 'bottom' and will not make the grade. Phyllida launches a campaign in support of Claude, but can she pull it off?
Episode 5: Rumpole and the Family Pride
Rumpole and Hilda are invited for the weekend at a cousin's castle - but when they get there they find their relation faces the charge of murdering a travelling woman and is looking for Rumpole to rally round to help him.
Episode 6: Rumpole on Trial
Hilda persuades Ballard to defend Rumpole when he faces a disciplinary hearing. Rumpole seems to have gone a good deal too far in what he said in Mr Justice Oliphant's court - or did he?