Product DescriptionAn 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 television's 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. DVD 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; Interactive Menus; Scene Selection - Actors: Peter Whitaker, Edward de Souza, Derek Benfield, Ann Way, Bill Fraser
- Director: Brian Farnham
- Director: Peter Hammond
- Director: Stuart Burge
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
- Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
- Language (Original Language): English
- Region Code: 1
- Release Date: 2006-02-28
- Running Time: 2100 minutes
- Theatrical Release Date: 1980-02-12
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