Rumpole: The Primrose Path & Other Stories
Four BBC Radio 4 Dramatisations Starring Timothy West
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Timothy West takes on the role of Rumpole in these four delightful dramas featuring the wily barrister
Rumpole and the Primrose Path
Rumpole exposes criminal practices at the nursing home where he was sent to recuperate after a heart attack, leaving him in dire need of claret, cheroots and good company.
Rumpole and the Scales of Justice
When Rumpole defends a senior policeman in court, his love for Shakespeare’s Othello and his old acquaintances in the south London criminal fraternity prove very useful.
Rumpole and the Vanishing Juror
Rumpole’s admiration for the integrity of the Old Bailey jury is legendary – but he is mystified when his most promising juror in a murder trial suddenly disappears…
Rumpole Redeemed
Invited to dinner at his local prison, Rumpole solves the conundrum of whether an ex-con can be reformed – while also seeking redemption himself.
Timothy West stars as Rumpole, with Prunella Scales as Hilda, Michael Cochrane as Sam Ballard, Nigel Anthony as Claude Erskine-Brown and Sophie Thompson as Luci Gribble.
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- Joe Black
- 11-09-22
Kill the annoying music and intros
KILL them dead. Credits just once at the very end. Mortimer's stuff is pretty much actor proof but he always had the very best - tv, radio or audiobooks.
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