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John Mortimer - Rumpole

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Rumpole of the Bailey

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Episode 7: The Show Folk

The Show Folk

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The Old Bailey hack recalls the case of an actress accused of murder.

The Old Bailey hack recalls the case of an actress accused of murder. By John Mortimer, starring Maurice Denham.

Rumpole recalls the case of an actress accused of murder. 

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

With Derek Farr as Mr Justice Skelton, Peter Woodthorpe as Tommy Pierce and Jonathan Scott as Jarvis Allen. 

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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