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Rumpole of Bailey: Complete Series Megaset- $34.99 (yesterday's price $89.99)

Product Description
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

drmar35mm

One of my favorite Brit mystery shows and a good deal. Starring the great Leo McKern (from the original Prisoner and Help!) as a rotund, Wordsworth spouting barrister, this legal dramedy belongs in the library of anyone who loves seeing English eccentrics in action. Funny, smart scripts, too, from John Mortimer (dad of Emily).

ororama

I've been meaning to get this set for a while, so I guess now is the time. I don't usually like TV series about lawyers, but this is the chief exception.