Horace Rumpole (fictional character)

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Horace Rumpole is the rumpled, witty, and stubbornly principled London barrister at the center of John Mortimer’s "Rumpole of the Bailey" stories and television adaptations.

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instanceOf barrister
fictional character
protagonist
appearsIn Rumpole novels
Rumpole of the Bailey (short stories)
Rumpole of the Bailey (television series)
basedIn England
London
linked to: London, England
catchphrase She who must be obeyed
chambersColleague Claude Erskine-Brown
Phyllida Trant
Samuel Ballard
child Nicholas Rumpole
citizenship United Kingdom
clientGroup Timson family
countryOfOriginOfWork United Kingdom
creator John Mortimer
education Oxford University
employer Equity Court Chambers
favoriteDrink Château Thames Embankment
fictionalUniverse Rumpole of the Bailey
firstAppearance Rumpole of the Bailey (1975 BBC Play for Today)
Rumpole of the Bailey (short story collection)
fullName Horace Rumpole
gender male
genre legal fiction
habit drinking claret
smoking cigars
knownFor defending criminal cases
quoting William Wordsworth
quoting poetry
quoting the Oxford Book of English Verse
refusing to prosecute
legalPhilosophy defence of the underdog
presumption of innocence
legalSpecialty criminal law
militaryBranch Royal Air Force
nationality British
nickname Rumpole of the Bailey
occupation barrister
personalityTrait principled
rumpled
stubborn
witty
portrayedBy Leo McKern
refersToAsSheWhoMustBeObeyed Hilda Rumpole
servedIn World War II
spouse Hilda Rumpole
worksAt Old Bailey

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Phyllida Law televisionWork Rumpole of the Bailey
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Horace Rumpole fullName Horace Rumpole
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Horace Rumpole nickname Rumpole of the Bailey
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Horace Rumpole spouse Hilda Rumpole
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Horace Rumpole child Nicholas Rumpole
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Horace Rumpole fictionalUniverse Rumpole of the Bailey
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Horace Rumpole refersToAsSheWhoMustBeObeyed Hilda Rumpole
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John Mortimer createdCharacter Horace Rumpole
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Equity Court Chambers associatedWithCharacter Horace Rumpole
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Equity Court Chambers hasNotableMember Horace Rumpole
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Rumpole of the Bailey (1975 BBC Play for Today) titleCharacter Horace Rumpole
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Rumpole of the Bailey (1975 BBC Play for Today) introducedCharacter Horace Rumpole
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Château Thames Embankment consumedBy Horace Rumpole
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Château Thames Embankment fandomWikiSubject Rumpole of the Bailey fandom
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She who must be obeyed appliedBy Horace Rumpole
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She who must be obeyed appearsIn Rumpole of the Bailey
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Phyllida Trant worksWith Horace Rumpole
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Phyllida Trant sharesChambersWith Horace Rumpole
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Timson family primaryLegalRepresentative Horace Rumpole
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Claude Erskine-Brown colleague Horace Rumpole
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Rumpole novels mainCharacter Horace Rumpole
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Rumpole novels featuresCharacter Horace Rumpole
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Leo McKern notableWork Rumpole of the Bailey
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Leo McKern notableRole Horace Rumpole
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Samuel Ballard characterIn Rumpole of the Bailey
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Samuel Ballard hasColleague Horace Rumpole
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Samuel Ballard sharesChambersWith Horace Rumpole
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John Normington notableWork Rumpole of the Bailey
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Patricia Hodge notableWork Rumpole of the Bailey
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Samantha Bond performedIn Rumpole of the Bailey
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