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John Mortimer - Rumpole

John Mortimer - Rumpole: Episode 3: The Gentle Art of Blackmail

Drama: Legal & Courtroom

Rumpole of the Bailey

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Episode 3: The Gentle Art of Blackmail

The Gentle Art of Blackmail

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The Old Bailey hack recalls a case of extortion at his Oxford college.

The Old Bailey hack recalls a case of extortion at his Oxford college. By John Mortimer, starring Maurice Denham.

Rumpole recalls a clear case of extortion at his Oxford College, St Joseph's.

"The Splendours And Miseries Of An Old Bailey Hack". Starring Maurice Denham as ageing London barrister-at-law Horace Rumpole and Margot Boyd as Hilda Rumpole

With Brian Sanders as the Judge, Geoffrey Bayldon as Bernard Crompton and Emily Richard as Sue Galton.

Originally a TV series created by writer and barrister John Mortimer, Rumpole hit the BBC radio airwaves in 1980.  Case-by-case, Rumpole recalls his work at the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales.  

Director: Ian Cotterell 

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1980.

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John Mortimer's classic courtroom stories, starring Maurice Denham

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