We last left Rumpole in his hospital bed after his sudden collapse in court. Now our hero finds himself in the Primrose Path nursing home - or a hospice as he persists in describing it. Things aren't looking good for Rumpole - until suddenly he begins to sense there's something wrong with the place, and all his intelligence and formidable insight into human behaviour come to the fore again.
Charles says:
"Superb understated wit. I laughed out loud!"
The Anti-Social Behaviour of Horace Rumpole
UNABRIDGED (3 hrs and 29 mins)
By John Mortimer
Narrated By Bill Wallis
Overall
(8)
Performance
(8)
Story
(8)
ASBOs may be the pride and joy of New Labour, but they don't cut much ice with Horace Rumpole - he takes the old-fashioned view that if anyone is going to be threatened with a restriction of their liberty then some form of legal proceeding ought to be gone through first. When one of the Timson children is given an ASBO for playing football in the street, Rumpole soon realizes something fishy is going on.
vancouverquilter says:
"Like visiting an old friend"
Rumpole at Christmas
UNABRIDGED (4 hrs and 20 mins)
By John Mortimer
Narrated By Bill Wallis
Overall
(34)
Performance
(17)
Story
(18)
Rumpole isn't particularly fond of Christmas; he finds it has a horrible habit of dragging on as he and She Who Must Be Obeyed go through the usual rituals in Froxbury Mansions. After the exchange of presents (lavender water for her, a tie for him) they settle down to a supermarket turkey with all the trimmings, followed by a glass of port. The only excitement comes in deciding whether to stand for the national anthem after the Queen's Speech.
A User says:
"Rumpole at his Best"
Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders
UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 57 mins)
By John Mortimer
Narrated By Bill Wallis
Overall
(32)
Performance
(10)
Story
(10)
Horace Rumpole - cigar-smoking, claret-drinking, Wordsworth-spouting defender of some unlikely clients - often speaks of the great murder trial which revealed his talents as an advocate and made his reputation down at the Bailey when he was still a young man. Now, for the first time, the sensational story of the Penge Bungalow Murders case is told in full: how, shortly after the war, Rumpole took on the seemingly impossible task of defending young Simon Jerold.
Tadhg MacGhobhlainn says:
"Finally, the infamous Penge Bungalow Murder!!"
Rumpole's Last Case
UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 11 mins)
By John Mortimer
Narrated By Bill Wallis
Overall
(12)
Performance
(6)
Story
(6)
The irrepressible, audacious Rumpole is back with seven marvellous stories - the basi for the major television series.
Rumpole of the Bailey [AudioGo]
UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 9 mins)
By John Mortimer
Narrated By Robert Hardy
Overall
(38)
Performance
(15)
Story
(14)
In these witty and comic stories, Horace Rumpole takes on a variety of clients and activities. He, of course, brings each case to a successful end, all the while quoting poetry and drinking claret.
Tudza says:
"Wonderful material with a good reader"
Publisher's Summary
In this collection of stories, Rumpole continues to juggle the vagaries of the law, the ambiguities of crime, and the contradictions of the human heart.
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