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Mystery!; Rumpole of the Bailey, Series I: Rumpole and the Learned Friends

06/16/1981

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Series

Mystery!

Program

Rumpole of the Bailey, Series I: Rumpole and the Learned Friends

Program Number

104

Series Description

Premiered in 1980 -- offshoot of MASTERPIECE THEATRE. Showcase for the best of British drama in the mystery genre. Current producer, Rebecca Eaton. See individual episode titles for more information. Host: 1980: Gene Shalit; 1981-1989: Vincent Price; 1989-present: Diana Rigg Series release date: 1980

Program Description

Trials, tribulations and adventures of the feisty barrister Horace Rumpole. When barrister Horace Rumpole defends a safe-breaker, his attack on the police arouses the ire of the ferocious Judge Bullingham. Is this the end of his legal career, as his wife Hilda fears?

Duration

00:58:42

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres

Drama

Creators

Eaton, Rebecca (Series Producer)

Citation

Chicago: “Mystery!; Rumpole of the Bailey, Series I: Rumpole and the Learned Friends,” 06/16/1981, WGBH Media Library & Archives, accessed September 26, 2016, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_D191D34C0783467C90B2192C76605792.

MLA: “Mystery!; Rumpole of the Bailey, Series I: Rumpole and the Learned Friends.” 06/16/1981. WGBH Media Library & Archives. Web. September 26, 2016. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_D191D34C0783467C90B2192C76605792>.

APA: Mystery!; Rumpole of the Bailey, Series I: Rumpole and the Learned Friends. Boston, MA: WGBH Media Library & Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_D191D34C0783467C90B2192C76605792