
First and foremost, he loves the courtroom.

While certain biographical details are slightly different in the original television series and the subsequent book series, Horace Rumpole has a number of definite character traits that are constant. The "Bailey" of the title is a reference to the Central Criminal Court, the " Old Bailey".Ĭharacters Horace Rumpole The TV series led to the stories being presented in other media, including books and radio. It starred Leo McKern as Horace Rumpole, a middle-aged London barrister who defended a broad variety of clients, often underdogs. Rumpole of the Bailey is a British television series created and written by the British writer and barrister John Mortimer.
