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Rumpole of the Bailey — Season 4
#Episode nameAir dateRuntimeRating
0160mRumpole and the Old, Old StoryRumpole defends a business man who is accused of trying to murder his partner.
After a squabble with 'She Who Must Be Obeyed', Rumpole finally leaves home - but Hilda doesn't seem to miss him very much...Jan 19, 19871.0Jan 19, 198760m1.00260mRumpole and the Blind TastingYet another of the Timsons needs Rumpole's services as an advocate, this time to answer charges of fencing stolen liquor.
Rumpole accepts Ms Liz Probert - a radical left-wing activist - as a pupil, though not without certain misgivings.Jan 26, 1987Jan 26, 198760m0360mRumpole and the Official SecretRumpole defends an elderly woman charged under the Official Secrets Act - she is claimed to have have leaked (so to speak) information revealing excessive British government expenditure on tea.Feb 2, 1987Feb 2, 198760m0460mRumpole and the Judge's ElbowRumpole defends a man charged with running massage parlours as brothels, and his former colleague in chambers Mr Justice Featherstone finds himself in an embarrassing position. The prospect of appointment as a Judge is dangled in front of Rumpole - and it is suggested that he might wish to handle the defense of his present case with suitable discretion, so to speak... The troublesome Heathstoke is working to move number 3 Equity Court into the twentieth century and tries to oust both Rumpole and Henry, the chambers clerk.Feb 9, 1987Feb 9, 198760m0560mRumpole and the Bright SeraphimRumpole travels to West Germany to defend a British soldier facing a court-martial charged with the murder of his sergeant.Feb 16, 1987Feb 16, 198760m0660mRumpole's Last CaseThe Timsons are in trouble again, and in need of the services of their favourite 'brief'. The old firm is back in business, but as he unravels the mystery of who carried the gun in a bungled robbery Rumpole is unaccountably wearying of it all.
After investing with his turf accountant on a valuable four-horse accumulator, Rumpole makes up his mind that it's time to hang up his wig for the last time - but not before telling a few home truths to his old adversary, Mr Justice 'Mad Bull' Bullingham.
Meanwhile, the gods have ideas of their own. Hearthstoke is still giving Henry and Dianne a rough time and he even contrives to infuriate Phyllida.Feb 23, 1987Feb 23, 198760m
