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Rumpole of the Bailey: Complete 1st and 2nd Seasons
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	List Price: $69.98 *Features* • Box set • Closed-captioned • Color • DVD-Video • NTSC In Theaters : 12 February, 1980 DVD Release : 27 August, 2002
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Rumpole of the Bailey: Complete 1st and 2nd Seasons description
Before there was Quincy and The Practice, there was Rumpole. Rumpole of the Bailey is, quite simply, one of the finest television series, and it has served as a model for all law dramas that followed it. Edgy and satirical, Rumpole is based on John Mortimer's books of the same name. Esteemed actor Leo McKern portrays the antihero Rumpole, a determined and committed criminal defense barrister whose clients have included three generations of the Timson family, among others, at the Old Bailey (criminal court). As champion of the downtrodden, the self-righteous Rumpole loves to get in trouble with his wife, his peers, the head of chambers, and judges, to name but a few. A connoisseur of Wordsworth, cigars, and cheap liquor, McKern's usually disheveled Rumpole belies the character's dry sense of humor and astute skill as a barrister. His wife, the upwardly mobile Hilda, is played by Peggy Thorpe-Bates, known for her Miss Toliver in Alcatraz Island, and Justice Sir Guthrie Fetherston is played by Peter Bowles, known for his Richard DeVere in TV's To the Manor Born.

This four-disc set includes all 12 episodes from the first two seasons in their original sequence of stories, plus Rumpole's Return, the 1982 two-hour special that started off the third season. Typical of British drama, production values are low, while the caliber of scriptwriting and acting is unsurpassed. A rare example of a television serial that is as appealing and engaging on its 10th viewing as it is on its first. --Erik Macki

Rumpole of the Bailey: Complete 1st and 2nd Seasons Customer Reviews

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Stellar casting, adequate scripts, only fair production values.

This set is the first two seasons of "Rumpole of the Bailey", a British series combining comedy and law. The series is based on the character of Horace Rumpole, an aging London defense lawyer. The author, John Mortimer, has written a series of novels and short stories over many years. I highly recommend the books. They are able to add texture that the television series can't capture.

There are 4 discs, each containing 3 hour-long episodes. There are no sub-titles available. Since the sound quality is not the greatest, this is a real problem because there are certain parts of the dialogue that you will never get, no matter how many times you replay. The sound quality is not horrible, just not very good - like all British based television series from the time, the production values just aren't very high. The author, John Mortimer, introduces each episode. Mortimer is a well-known author of books from Rumpole stories to his memoirs. He also has written a number of screenplays and other television series. Mortimer was also a practicing lawyer who is known for making Pornography legal in England.

Each episode is based on a short-story concerning a case of Rumpole's. Also included are side stories of Rumpole's family and co-workers. The show is almost perfectly cast, especially Leo McKern who plays Rumpole. The supporting cast is also well-chosen. The series itself is wonderful because of the casting and the stories of Mortimer. The humor of the series is its strongest point. Each episode usually brings up some social issue like presumption of innocence or trial by jury. I especially enjoy the police, prosecution, and judges who are all opposed and ridiculed by Rumpole.

Given the current state of much of television, I much prefer popping in one of these episodes to viewing the latest garbage on the networks. The set is rather pricy(> 5 bucks an episode), especially given the paucity of extra features. Consider buying all the seasons or combinations of sets to get them cheaper.

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