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Rumpole Forever
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Rumpole of the Bailey [Recorded Books]
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- Unabridged
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In the first of six witty short stories, 60s-something English barrister, Horace Rumpole, takes on the younger generation both at home and in the hallowed courtroom—while offending his esteemed colleagues and his draconian wife, Hilda.
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5 out of 5 stars
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great fun
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Rumpole and the Reign of Terror
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4 out of 5 stars
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Reign of Terror
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5 out of 5 stars
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RUMPOLE NEVER FAILS TO ENTERTAIN
- By Puccini 610 on 10-04-19
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 35
Back in the harness after his abortive retirement to Florida, Rumpole glories in the mushroom pie, rainy day life of the Old Bailey. Here he spars with some old familiars like the venomous Judge Bullingham, and makes the acquaintance of some fresh foes. Six stories.
By: John Mortimer
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Rumpole's Last Case
- By: John Mortimer
- Narrated by: Bill Wallis
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not My Glass of Sherry
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By: John Mortimer
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- Length: 2 hrs and 39 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 27
Where is Rumpole, that eccentric barrister famous for his knowledge of bloodstains, blood groups, and forgery by typewriter? He is supposed by one and all to be enjoying his well-earned retirement in the Florida sunshine with his son, Nick; daughter-in-law, Erica; and, of course, She Who Must Be Obeyed. But Rumpole is made of sterner stuff, and the nearest whiff of a tricky blood case and he abandons the pleasure of Florida orange juice and descends on the dear old Chambers to take command once again.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Rumpole Forever
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By: John Mortimer
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Rumpole of the Bailey [Recorded Books]
- By: John Mortimer
- Narrated by: Patrick Tull
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 106
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 97
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 95
In the first of six witty short stories, 60s-something English barrister, Horace Rumpole, takes on the younger generation both at home and in the hallowed courtroom—while offending his esteemed colleagues and his draconian wife, Hilda.
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5 out of 5 stars
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great fun
- By Amazon Customer on 09-28-16
By: John Mortimer
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Rumpole and the Reign of Terror
- By: John Mortimer
- Narrated by: Bill Wallis
- Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 51
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 52
In the dark days of the war on terror, only one man can be counted on to fight injustice, defend the innocent, and insist on a fair and decent trial for all, contrary to New Labour's new anti-terrorism laws. Rumpole's wig may be yellowing at the roots, his gown might be in tatters, but the oldest inhabitant of 4 Equity Court has no use for the word 'retirement'.
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4 out of 5 stars
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- Length: 1 hr and 28 mins
- Abridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 29
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 26
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Story5 out of 5 stars 24
Rumpole unenthusiastically accompanies Hilda and her cousin to a very fashionable restaurant. Rumpole hates the ostentatious ambiance and pretentious food with its scant portions. He requests steak and kidney pudding. Jean Pierre O'Higgins, the owner, is insulted that Rumpole would expect him to prepare such low-class dishes. Suddenly, pandemonium strikes when a live mouse jumps out from the serving dish at another table. Unfortunately, the diners are Erskine-Brown with an attractive colleague that he's romancing.
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- By: John Mortimer
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- Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Rumpole on Trial
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- Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 90
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In this work Horace Rumpole returns to delight us with seven new cases. We find our hero jousting with the Devil, being wooed by a beautiful violin player, and even up before the Disciplinary Tribunal of the Bar Council.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Rumpole on Trial
- By David Share on 12-17-10
By: John Mortimer
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The Trials of Rumpole
- By: John Mortimer
- Narrated by: Bill Wallis
- Length: 7 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 60
The irrepressible, audacious defence barrister Horace Rumpole whose court scenes are proverbial, and whose home is ruled by Mrs Rumpole, is back in these short stories by John Mortimer. The much loved stories were adapted from his scripts for the hugely popular TV series of the same name.
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4 out of 5 stars
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I love Rumpole
- By Angus on 12-30-11
By: John Mortimer
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Rumpole and the Primrose Path
- By: John Mortimer
- Narrated by: Bill Wallis
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 46
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Rumpole and Wallis--an excellent combination!
- By kgohl on 03-12-12
By: John Mortimer
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Rumpole at Christmas
- By: John Mortimer
- Narrated by: Bill Wallis
- Length: 4 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 103
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 81
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 83
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.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Rumpole at his Best
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The Anti-Social Behaviour of Horace Rumpole
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- Length: 3 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Further adventures of Horace Rumpole.
- By David Share on 10-01-16
By: John Mortimer
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Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders
- By: John Mortimer
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- Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 106
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 76
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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.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Finally, the infamous Penge Bungalow Murder!!
- By Septimus MacGhilleglas on 12-27-10
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Rumpole: The Penge Bungalow Murders and other stories
- Three BBC Radio 4 dramatisations
- By: John Mortimer
- Narrated by: Benedict Cumberbatch, Timothy West, full cast, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 55 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 317
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 288
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Benedict Cumberbatch plays the young, feisty, devastatingly acute Horace Rumpole in this collection of cracking cases, also starring Timothy West as the older Rumpole. Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders: It is the '50s, and two war heroes have been shot dead. Defending the suspect is deemed hopeless, so the case is handed to a novice. But the novice's superiors didn't count on the tenacity and wit of the young and hungry Horace Rumpole.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fun to read
- By Frances Rouse on 07-17-18
By: John Mortimer
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Rumpole: The Age of Miracles & Other Stories
- Three BBC Radio 4 Dramatisations
- By: John Mortimer
- Narrated by: Benedict Cumberbatch, full cast, Jasmine Hyde, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 11 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 114
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 106
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Benedict Cumberbatch plays Horace Rumpole in this fourth collection of dramatic court cases. 'Rumpole and the Bubble Reputation': Erskine-Brown is working on a sordid ABH and affray case which allegedly occurred in a Soho night club. When he and Rumpole visit the disreputable scene of the crime, they meet Maurice Machin, the editor of the Daily Beacon, whose paper is being sued for libel.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Recommended Read
- By Teri on 03-18-19
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Lord Peter brought to life
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 178
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 150
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5 out of 5 stars
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tracks out of order
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In this collection of six witty short stories, the courageous and corpulent barrister, Horace Rumpole, takes on both animal and human rights. And for the first time, Rumpole’s formidable wife, Hilda—better known as She Who Must Be Obeyed—tells a story of her own.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Patrick Tull narrates five of the six tales,
- By John S. on 09-20-12
By: John Mortimer
Publisher's Summary
The irrepressible, audacious defence barrister Horace Rumpole continues to juggle the vagaries of the law, the ambiguities of crime, and the contradictions of the human heart. The much loved stories were adapted from his scripts for the hugely popular TV series of the same name.
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- mr kieran j murphy
- 05-10-18
another good yarn
This is another great set of stories from John Mortimer. short stories are a speciality of John Mortimer. Worth the listen.
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- Hydee
- 03-01-19
loved it
laugh out loud funny. well read and with just the right inflection. captures the rediculousness of the law and the word pictures of the judges and queer customers and villians are hilarious.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- mr c a mole
- 01-23-19
wonderfully written tales of the Old Bailey!
bill Wallis is the THE Rumpole! wonderfully written and expertly narrated. Each story provides at least a few chuckles, especially when Rumpole runs up against she who must be obeyed ..