A blurb from Acorn Media about Rumpole Of The Bailey-The Lost Episode: Witness the birth of British barrister Horace Rumpole, who emerges in all his claret-quaffing, cheroot-smoking glory in this original BBC television play created three years before the launch of the long-running RUMPOLE series. Hear his first utterances of the wifely sorbriquet “She who must be obeyed” his first recitations of Wordsworth in the loo, and his first cynical musings about the nature of justice-until now lost to television history.
One of my favorite British TV shows was Rumpole of the Bailey. The Great Late Leo McKern played the Wordsworth quoting London Barrister Horace Rumpole and his “She who must be obeyed” wife Hilda. This episode which was the pilot of Rumpole of the Bailey as shown on a program that premiered plays and pilots for TV shows called PLAY FOR TODAY which was shown in 1975, three years before the regular series started that ran from 1978 to 1992. Leo McKern passed away on July 23, 2002. The Play is entitled “Rumpole and the Confession of Guilt”. This disc includes the “Lost episode” history, glossary of British legal lawyer terms and cast filmographies.
VIDEO
The video quality is great! The episode was done on videotape but there were no dropouts of picture at all. Excellent quality.
Audio
Was originally recorded in Mono. It is also Mono on this set.
Disc 1- 1. “Rumpole and the Confession of Guilt”
Extras
Disc 1: “Lost Episode” history- (Text Only)
Glossary of British legal terms- (Text Only)
Cast Filmographies
Verdict
This episode was thought, “Lost” but lucky for us it wasn’t. This is the very beginning of the long running Rumpole series. Defiantly get it to complete your Rumpole collection.
Rating; *****!
One of my favorite British TV shows was Rumpole of the Bailey. The Great Late Leo McKern played the Wordsworth quoting London Barrister Horace Rumpole and his “She who must be obeyed” wife Hilda. This episode which was the pilot of Rumpole of the Bailey as shown on a program that premiered plays and pilots for TV shows called PLAY FOR TODAY which was shown in 1975, three years before the regular series started that ran from 1978 to 1992. Leo McKern passed away on July 23, 2002. The Play is entitled “Rumpole and the Confession of Guilt”. This disc includes the “Lost episode” history, glossary of British legal lawyer terms and cast filmographies.
VIDEO
The video quality is great! The episode was done on videotape but there were no dropouts of picture at all. Excellent quality.
Audio
Was originally recorded in Mono. It is also Mono on this set.
Disc 1- 1. “Rumpole and the Confession of Guilt”
Extras
Disc 1: “Lost Episode” history- (Text Only)
Glossary of British legal terms- (Text Only)
Cast Filmographies
Verdict
This episode was thought, “Lost” but lucky for us it wasn’t. This is the very beginning of the long running Rumpole series. Defiantly get it to complete your Rumpole collection.
Rating; *****!
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