Rumpole of the Bailey

*Rumpole of the Bailey*
Rumpole of the Bailey
	Caricature of Leo McKern as Horace Rumpole from the episode "Rumpole and the Younger Generation"
Genre	Courtroom drama
Created by	John Mortimer
Starring	Leo McKern
Theme music composer	Joseph Horovitz
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	7
No. of episodes	44 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time	c. 50-minute episodes
Production companies	BBC (play); Thames Television (series);
Original release
Network	BBC 1
Release	17 December 1975
Network	ITV
Release	3 April 1978 –; 3 December 1992
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Rumpole of the Bailey is a British television series created and written by the British writer and barrister John Mortimer. It starred Leo McKern as Horace Rumpole, a middle-aged London barrister who defended a broad variety of clients, often underdogs. The popularity of the TV series led to the stories being presented in other media, including books and radio.

The "Bailey" of the title is a reference to the Central Criminal Court, the "Old Bailey".