Rumpole And The Gentle Art Of Blackmail
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By John Mortimer.
Adapted for radio by Richard Stoneman.
Benedict Cumberbatch and Timothy West star as the younger and elder
Rumpole in this new story.
In 1964, Rumpole returns to Oxford, where he studied law, to defend a
young gardener, Peter Vernon, accused of blackmailing the Master of St
Joseph's College, Sir Michael Tuffnell.
Peter and Sir Michael had enjoyed a friendship that provoked rumours of
homosexuality - still illegal in those days. Sir Michael has gone to
the police alleging Peter was about to accuse him publicly of sodomy.
Peter denies the charge and, indeed, is engaged to be married to his
solicitor - a young woman by the name of Sue Galton. Rumpole sees
through a plot to depose the Master and, sensing Peter's underlying
honesty, he defends his client. But, in doing so, he's forced to
re-assess the choices he's made in his career and his marriage to She
Who Must Be Obeyed.
Director: Marilyn Imrie
A Catherine Bailey production for BBC Radio 4.
Credits
Older Rumpole.....Timothy West
Younger Rumpole.....Benedict Cumberbatch
Hilda Rumpole.....Jasmine Hyde
Nicholas Rumpole.....Louis Tafler-Hyde
Humphrey Grice.....Stephen Critchlow
Judge Everglades.....Stephen Critchlow
Sue Galton.....Faye Castelow
Peter Vernon.....Adam Gillen
Sir Michael Tuffnell.....Adrian Scarborough
Claude Erskine-Brown.....Nigel Anthony
Porter.....Nigel Anthony
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Rumpole and the Expert Witness
Written by by John Mortimer. Adapted for radio by Richard Stoneman.
Benedict Cumberbatch and Timothy West star in this new Rumpole story.
It's 1964. Rumpole is asked to defend a GP, Dr Ned Dacre, who is
accused of murdering his wife, Sally. Dr Ned Dacre's father is also a
GP, Dr Henry Dacre, and it is he who asks Rumpole to take on the case.
Dr Henry met Rumpole during the Penge Bungalow Murder trial and
believes Rumpole's the man to get his son off this trumped-up charge.
The plot thickens when the local pathologist, Pamela Gall, turns out to
be an old flame of Dr Ned's. It seems that Pamela never forgave Dr Ned
for dumping her and marrying Sally instead.
Director: Marilyn Imrie
A Catherine Bailey production for BBC Radio 4.
Credits:
Older Rumpole.....Timothy West
Younger Rumpole.....Benedict Cumberbatch
Hilda Rumpole.....Jasmine Hyde
Nicholas Rumpole.....Louis Tafler-Hyde
Erskine-Brown.....Nigel Anthony
Owen Munroe QC.....Nigel Anthony
Henry.....Adrian Scarborough
Dr Ned Dacre.....Daniel Weyman
Dr Harry Dacre.....Ewan Bailey
Judge Carstairs.....Ewan Bailey
Dr Pamela Gall.....Claire Skinner
Replies
Oh, lovely! Thanks so much, Rick.
Thank you, Rick!!
Thank you.
Thanks. I haven't heard any of the others. Are they here? (I haven't had time to look.)
There is a bunch of Rumpole here and I thing some of the new adaptations, but even if not the older ones are excellent. ----------------------------------- Rick
Yes. Just had to type in Rumpole and I got a bunch posted in this group.
Rumpole is excellent. ---------------------------- Rick