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(More customer reviews)You should not be fooled into thinking that Rumpole of the Bailey is some stick-in-the-mud, nose-in-the-air stodgy British import that winds up to be a crashing bore. It is, quite simply, one of the most engaging, funny, and (hold your nose, now) educational series ever seen on television. First, there is Leo McKern, one of the few personalities that I desperately wish I could have met before he died. (The two others I can think of right off are Burt Lancaster and Lord Kenneth Clark.) He has breathed life into John Mortimer's Rumpole such that, when you watch any of these extraordinarily crafted episodes, disbelief is totally suspended. Furthermore, the supporting cast (changed slightly over the run of the series) is as right as rain. Characters are finely drawn and totally human. Even if they are occasionally over the top, there is never any harm done, and, if anything, you take them in all the more. This series is not merely a frolic or an escape--it is your companion. To pass up acquiring this set is as if you are turning down a license to steal. John Mortimer's Rumpole is so fully dimensional that, if even his roughest edges annoy you, the fault is yours, not his. And at this price, a second complete set is in my near future.
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All Rise! The Critically Acclaimed Legal Drama RUMPOLE OF THE BAILEY holds court on DVD.An immensely popular series broadcast on PBS from 1978 to 1992, RUMPOLE OF THE BAILEY set a new bar for all courtroom dramas to come. Balancing suspense and satire as deftly as the scale of justice, Horace Rumpole tirelessly defends the downtrodden while undressing the upper classes. A timeless mixture of comedy and drama, RUMPOLE OF THE BAILEY was one of televisions most celebrated courtroom dramas. Flawlessly adapted by John Mortimer from his best-selling Edgar Award-winning novels, and starring the esteemed Leo McKern (A Man for All Seasons), this 14-disc DVD Megaset includes all 42 episodes from the seven seasons of RUMPOLE OF THE BAILEY.BONUS FEATURES: Feature-Length Bonus Movie Rumpole's Return; Mortimer's Musings--An Interview with John Mortimer; McKern's Memories with Actress Abigail McKern (Daughter of Leo McKern); Episode Introductions with John Mortimer; Spot the Barrister-Highlighting John Mortimer's Impromptu Appearances; Newspaper Evidence; John Mortimer Biography; John Mortimer Bibliography and Selected Credits; About the Old Bailey; Official Executioners of Newgate Prison
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