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Rumpole of the Bailey

Season: 3

Episode: 1

Rumpole and the Genuine Article

Air Date:11/10/1983

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.

Crew

Name: John Mortimer

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Robert Knights

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Name: Trevor Waite

Role: Editor

Department: Editing

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Guest Stars

Name: Julian Curry

Character: Claude Erskine-Brown

Department: Acting

Name: Emlyn Williams

Character: Harold Brittling

Department: Acting

Name: Vernon Dobtcheff

Character: Edward Gandolphini

Department: Acting

Name: Frances White

Character: Auctioneer

Department: Acting

Name: Brenda Blethyn

Character: Pauline

Department: Acting

Name: Sylvia Coleridge

Character: Nancy

Department: Acting

Name: Peter Bowles

Character: Guthrie Featherstone

Department: Acting

Name: Joanna Van Gyseghem

Character: Marigold Featherstone

Department: Acting

Name: Madeleine Christie

Character: Miss Price

Department: Acting

Name: Diana Fairfax

Character: Mrs De Moyne

Department: Acting

Name: Richard Syms

Character: Mr. Myers

Department: Acting

Name: Malcolm Mudie

Character: Detective Inspector Tebbit

Department: Acting

Name: Alan Penn

Character: Usher

Department: Acting

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Episode: 2

Rumpole and the Golden Thread

Air Date:18/10/1983

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.

Crew

Name: John Mortimer

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Donald McWhinnie

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Name: Trevor Waite

Role: Editor

Department: Editing

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Guest Stars

Name: Jonathan Coy

Character: Henry

Department: Acting

Name: Denys Graham

Character: Hoskins

Department: Acting

Name: Hugh Quarshie

Character: Jonathan Mazenze

Department: Acting

Name: Elizabeth Adare

Character: Mabel Mazenze

Department: Acting

Name: Joseph Marcell

Character: Freddy Ruingo

Department: Acting

Name: James Villiers

Character: Sir Arthur Remnant

Department: Acting

Name: Olu Jacobs

Character: David Mazenze

Department: Acting

Name: Alex Tetteh-Lartey

Character: Police Lieutenant

Department: Acting

Name: Maureen Darbyshire

Character: Dianne

Department: Acting

Name: Richard Syms

Character: Mr. Myers

Department: Acting

Name: Errol John

Character: Chief Justice Sir Worthington Banzana

Department: Acting

Name: Carmen Munroe

Character: Grace Mazenze

Department: Acting

Name: Gyearbuor Asante

Character: Rupert Taboro

Department: Acting

Name: Tommy Eytle

Character: Dr. Christopher Mabile

Department: Acting

Name: Ewart James Walters

Character: Superintendent Akimbu

Department: Acting

Name: June Tobin

Character: Amanda Pinkerton

Department: Acting

Name: Christine Waterhouse

Character: Pam

Department: Acting

Name: Rufus Collins

Character: Rev. Kenneth Cuazango

Department: Acting

Name: Mark Heath

Character: Magnus Nagoma

Department: Acting

Name: Willie Payne

Character: Bishop Kareele

Department: Acting

Name: Ann Way

Character: Dodo Mackintosh

Department: Acting

Name: Willie Jonah

Character: Customs Officer

Department: Acting

Name: Lloyd Anderson

Character: Usher

Department: Acting

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Episode: 3

Rumpole and the Old Boy Net

Air Date:25/10/1983

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.

Crew

Name: John Mortimer

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Tony Dean Smith

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Name: John Plummer

Role: Editor

Department: Editing

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Guest Stars

Name: Julian Curry

Character: Claude Erskine-Brown

Department: Acting

Name: Peter Blythe

Character: Samuel Ballard, Q.C.

Department: Acting

Name: Richard Murdoch

Character: Uncle Tom

Department: Acting

Name: Jonathan Coy

Character: Henry

Department: Acting

Name: Denys Graham

Character: Hoskins

Department: Acting

Name: Bill Fraser

Character: Judge Roger 'The Mad Bull' Bullingham

Department: Acting

Name: Tenniel Evans

Character: Stephen Lucas

Department: Acting

Name: Dulcie Gray

Character: Mrs. Lorraine Lee

Department: Acting

Name: Michael Denison

Character: Napier Lee

Department: Acting

Name: Jack Watling

Character: Mr. X

Department: Acting

Name: Peter Bowles

Character: Guthrie Featherstone

Department: Acting

Name: Maureen Darbyshire

Character: Dianne

Department: Acting

Name: Louis Haslar

Character: Usher

Department: Acting

Name: Ann Way

Character: Dodo Mackintosh

Department: Acting

Name: Rosalyn Landor

Character: Fiona Allways

Department: Acting

Name: Denis Lill

Character: Mr. Bernard

Department: Acting

Name: Kay Stonham

Character: Isobel Vincent

Department: Acting

Name: James Coyle

Character: Inspector

Department: Acting

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Episode: 4

Rumpole and the Female of the Species

Air Date:01/11/1983

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.

Crew

Name: John Mortimer

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Donald McWhinnie

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Name: Trevor Waite

Role: Editor

Department: Editing

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Guest Stars

Name: Julian Curry

Character: Claude Erskine-Brown

Department: Acting

Name: Peter Blythe

Character: Samuel Ballard, Q.C.

Department: Acting

Name: Richard Murdoch

Character: Uncle Tom

Department: Acting

Name: Jonathan Coy

Character: Henry

Department: Acting

Name: Denys Graham

Character: Hoskins

Department: Acting

Name: Ray Brooks

Character: Tony Timson

Department: Acting

Name: Terence Budd

Character: Gerry Molloy

Department: Acting

Name: Maureen Darbyshire

Character: Dianne

Department: Acting

Name: Struan Rodger

Character: Detective Inspector Brush

Department: Acting

Name: Rosalyn Landor

Character: Fiona Allways

Department: Acting

Name: Denis Lill

Character: Mr. Bernard

Department: Acting

Name: Patricia Hodge

Character: Phyllida Erskine-Brown

Department: Acting

Name: Mary Maddox

Character: April Timson

Department: Acting

Name: Peter Howell

Character: Judge Leonard Dover

Department: Acting

Name: Christopher Good

Character: Hilary Onslow

Department: Acting

Name: Eric Dodson

Character: Jack Pommeroy

Department: Acting

Name: Michael Segal

Character: Bank Cashier

Department: Acting

Name: William Lawford

Character: Usher

Department: Acting

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Episode: 5

Rumpole and the Sporting Life

Air Date:08/11/1983

Rumpole gets out into rural England when Fiona Allways persuades him to defend her sister Jennifer, charged with murdering her skirt-chasing husband.

Crew

Name: John Mortimer

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Bill Hays

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Name: Trevor Waite

Role: Editor

Department: Editing

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Guest Stars

Name: Julian Curry

Character: Claude Erskine-Brown

Department: Acting

Name: Richard Murdoch

Character: Uncle Tom

Department: Acting

Name: Jonathan Coy

Character: Henry

Department: Acting

Name: Andrew Burt

Character: Jonathan Postern

Department: Acting

Name: Roland Culver

Character: Mr. Justice Twyburne

Department: Acting

Name: Joanna David

Character: Jennifer Postern

Department: Acting

Name: James Greene

Character: Mervyn Harmsway

Department: Acting

Name: Richard Aylen

Character: Usher

Department: Acting

Name: Frank Mills

Character: Figgis 'Fig' Newton

Department: Acting

Name: Rosalyn Landor

Character: Fiona Allways

Department: Acting

Name: Tim Wylton

Character: Dr. Overton

Department: Acting

Name: Jeremy Nicholas

Character: Jeremy Jowling

Department: Acting

Name: Peggy Marshall

Character: Mrs. Marian Hempe

Department: Acting

Name: Ron Berglas

Character: Maurice Fishbourne

Department: Acting

Name: James Greene

Character: Mervyn Harmsway

Department: Acting

Name: Anthony Gardner

Character: Gavin Pinker

Department: Acting

Name: Nina Botting

Character: Debbie Pavier

Department: Acting

Name: Kenton Moore

Character: Inspector Clover

Department: Acting

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Episode: 6

Rumpole and the Last Resort

Air Date:15/11/1983

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.

Crew

Name: John Mortimer

Role: Writer

Department: Writing

Name: Stuart Burge

Role: Director

Department: Directing

Name: Trevor Waite

Role: Editor

Department: Editing

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Guest Stars

Name: Julian Curry

Character: Claude Erskine-Brown

Department: Acting

Name: Peter Blythe

Character: Samuel Ballard, Q.C.

Department: Acting

Name: Richard Murdoch

Character: Uncle Tom

Department: Acting

Name: Jonathan Coy

Character: Henry

Department: Acting

Name: Denys Graham

Character: Hoskins

Department: Acting

Name: Bill Fraser

Character: Judge Roger 'The Mad Bull' Bullingham

Department: Acting

Name: Jim Norton

Character: F.I.G. Newton

Department: Acting

Name: Terence Rigby

Character: Mr. Perivale Blythe

Department: Acting

Name: Richard Morant

Character: Ward-Webster

Department: Acting

Name: Michael Melia

Character: Frank Armstrong

Department: Acting

Name: Michael Elwyn

Character: Mr. Medway

Department: Acting

Name: Richard Owens

Character: Det. Inspector Limmeridge

Department: Acting

Name: Maureen Darbyshire

Character: Dianne

Department: Acting

Name: Richard Syms

Character: Mr. Myers

Department: Acting

Name: Rosalyn Landor

Character: Fiona Allways

Department: Acting

Name: Eric Dodson

Character: Jack Pommeroy

Department: Acting

Name: Doran Godwin

Character: Miss Claymore

Department: Acting

Name: Keith Taylor

Character: Mr. Mason

Department: Acting

Name: Tim Faulkner

Character: Archie Featherstone

Department: Acting

Name: Neil Daglish

Character: Det. Sergeant Banks

Department: Acting

Name: Arthur Blake

Character: Court Clerk

Department: Acting

Name: Isobil Nisbet

Character: Cashier

Department: Acting

Name: Stan Pretty

Character: Dock Officer

Department: Acting

Name: Colum Gallivan

Character: Warder

Department: Acting

Name: Michael Mawby

Character: Villain

Department: Acting

Name: John Yeates

Character: Usher

Department: Acting

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