Rumpole and the Scales of Justice
- Alternative title
- Rumpole of the Bailey
- Synopsis
- Second of a four-part radio series featuring John Mortimer’s wine-imbibing defiant British criminal-lawyer. When Rumpole is called on to defend a senior member of the police force in court, his relish for Shakespeare’s Othello comes in very useful.
- Series
- Afternoon Play
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 1 Oct 2003 at 14:15 (Channel: BBC Radio 4)
- Duration
- 45 mins
Credits
- Director
- Marilyn Imrie
- Writer
- John Mortimer
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Othello
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Mystery
Notes
- Notes
- A compilation of the four Rumpole radio plays broadcast on BBC 4 in 2003 is available on CD from www.bbcshop.com.
- General
- Rumpole of the Bailey is a popular British courtroom television series created and written by John Mortimer, QC. Leo McKern stars as Horace Rumpole, an ageing London barrister who defends any and all clients. The series had a seventeen-year run and inspired a sequence of short stories, novels, as well as two radio series.
- History
- Rumpole’s first appearance was on television on December 16, 1975 in a BBC 1 Play for Today episode (Series 6) with Leo McKern in the title role. In 1978 the play transferred to ITV where it was developed into an hour-long Thames Television production serial with McKern returning to the role.
The episode "Rumpole and the Scales of Justice" is part of a series of four new 45-minute radio adaptations broadcast by BBC Radio in 2003 starring Timothy West and Prunella Scales as Rumpole and Hilda.
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Distributor
- Name
bbcshop.com
- Web
- http://www.bbcshop.com/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 0870 241 5490
- Fax
- 01795 414 555
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
Retail outlets
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Rumpole and the Scales of Justice". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av37930 (Accessed 25 Nov 2024)