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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Brand: A&E EAN: 0733961746242 Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Item Dimensions: Label: A&E Home Video Languages: Manufacturer: A&E Home Video MPN: AAE-74624 Number Of Items: 14 Publisher: A&E Home Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: February 28, 2006 Running Time: 2100 minutes Studio: A&E Home Video Theatrical Release Date: February 12, 1980 Editorial Review: Product Description: An immensely popular series broadcast on PBS from 1978 to 1992 RUMPOLE OF THE BAILEY set a new bar for all courtroom dramas to come. Balancing suspense and satire as deftly as the scale of justice Horace Rumpole tirelessly defends the downtrodden while undressing the upper classes. A timeless mixture of comedy and drama RUMPOLE OF THE BAILEY was one of television's most celebrated courtroom dramas. Flawlessly adapted by John Mortimer from his best-selling Edgar Award-winning novels and starring the esteemed Leo McKern (A Man for All Seasons) this 14-disc DVD Megaset™ includes all 42 episodes from the seven seasons of RUMPOLE OF THE BAILEY. DVD Features: Feature-Length Bonus Movie Rumpole's Return; Mortimer's Musings--An Interview with John Mortimer; McKern's Memories with Actress Abigail McKern (Daughter of Leo McKern); Episode Introductions with John Mortimer; Spot the Barrister-Highlighting John Mortimer's Impromptu Appearances; Newspaper Evidence; John Mortimer Biography; John Mortimer Bibliography and Selected Credits; About the Old Bailey; Official Executioners of Newgate Prison; Interactive Menus; Scene Selection Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 733961746242 Manufacturer No: AAE-74624 Amazon.com: 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. 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), esteemed actor Leo McKern portrays the antihero Rumpole. As champion of the downtrodden, the self-righteous Rumpole loves to get in trouble with his wife Hilda, 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. 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. Typical of British drama, production values are low while the caliber of scriptwriting and acting is unsurpassed. Rumpole is a rare example of a television serial that is as appealing and engaging on its 10th viewing as it was on its first. A&E's 14-disc megaset includes all 42 episodes from the series' seven seasons, plus the 1982 two-hour special Rumpole's Return, introductions by and an interview with John Mortimer, and other bonus material. --Erik Macki Average Rating:
 Rating: - Rumpled but fantasticThe best of Television, just take out the John Mortimore garble and those big big glasses before each episode and it would make my entertainment complete viva the remote control. I hate comedy, but for this I concede I could not stop laughing and I wished I was Rumpole and had all those great prose to hand. The lines are so tight, thank god he doesnt win every case like the modern day Court drama TV ala Law and Order. This is a classic that I will rewatch as I am sure I will forever see different ... Read More Rating: - I could never pass the bar! I had to at least have one drink!!This television series enjoyed a long on again off again life for Thames Television and the USA in the PBS Mystery Series. The essence of this highly interesting Series is the character of Horace Rumpole an aging barrister who defends clients from petty thieves to murderers. The scripts written by John Mortimer emphasizes Rampole's reverence for English law which he adheres to the basic principal of innocence until proven guilty. Although Rumpole is considered a legend at the Bailey, ... Read More Rating: - Rumpole at his bestOnce a Horace Rumpole fan, always a Horace Rumpole fan. This is a great complete series. It has all the shows PLUS each episode is introduced by John Moritmer the author. If you enjoy British TV series this is one which should be considered. She Who Must Be Obeyed demands it... Rating: - She Who Must Be Obeyed!This is a timeless British classic that can be viewed over and over again - brilliantly written and acted, you will never tire of watching this. Famous for the line where Rumpole regularly refers to his wife as "She Who Must Be Obeyed"! Rating: - SHE WHO MUST BE OBEYED!!!!!You need to be a true Rumpole fan to understand that one. I highly encourage purchasing this one as it is the complete "Old Bailey Hacks" adventures as Hilda refers to him as. I think you won't be let down unless you truly are not a fan of British Television. Rumpole is a must have for your collection! |
