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Rumpole of the Bailey · S7 · E2

Rumpole and the Miscarriage of Justice

  • TV-PG
  • Nov 5, 1992
  • 60 min

Rumpole defends a policeman, Superintendent Gannon, who is accused of changing a teenager's statement confessing to murdering a policeman. Meanwhile, Sir Guthrie Featherstone finds himself in hot water - as the Judge in the boy's case, he gave a damning summing-up against him, and now the Lord Chief Justice of England is taking an interest in the matter.

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About this episode

Rumpole defends a policeman, Superintendent Gannon, who is accused of changing a teenager's statement confessing to murdering a policeman. Meanwhile, Sir Guthrie Featherstone finds himself in hot water - as the Judge in the boy's case, he gave a damning summing-up against him, and now the Lord Chief Justice of England is taking an interest in the matter.

Season 7

6 episodes
  1. 1Rumpole and the Children of the Devil

    60 minOct 29, 1992

    Rumpole again defends the Timsons, when they are accused of Satanism and their daughter Tracy has been put into local authority care. Hilda is angling for Rumpole to take her to this year's Scales of Justice Ball.

  2. 2Rumpole and the Miscarriage of Justice

    60 minNov 5, 1992Now viewing

    Rumpole defends a policeman, Superintendent Gannon, who is accused of changing a teenager's statement confessing to murdering a policeman. Meanwhile, Sir Guthrie Featherstone finds himself in hot water - as the Judge in the boy's case, he gave a damning summing-up against him, and now the Lord Chief Justice of England is taking an interest in the matter.

  3. 3Rumpole and the Eternal Triangle

    60 minNov 12, 1992

    Rumpole flirts with a beautiful violinist and finds himself reluctantly defending her husband, who is charged with murdering the violinist's musical partner.Meanwhile, Claude Erskine-Brown accuses Henry, the clerk at 3 Equity Court, of sexually harassing a secretary.

  4. 4Rumpole and the Reform of Joby Jonson

    60 minNov 19, 1992

    Rumpole defends a teenager charged with stealing from old people. Curiously, Rumpole's own apartment is promptly broken into and documents are stolen. Erskine-Brown is in the running again to 'take silk' (become a Queen's Counsel) but the word around the Inns of Court is that he does not have enough 'bottom' and will not make the grade. Phyllida launches a campaign in support of Claude, but can she pull it off?

  5. 5Rumpole and the Family Pride

    60 minNov 26, 1992

    Rumpole and Hilda are invited for the weekend at a cousin's castle - but when they get there they find their relation faces the charge of murdering a travelling woman and is looking for Rumpole to rally round to help him.

  6. 6Rumpole on Trial

    60 minDec 3, 1992

    Hilda persuades Ballard to defend Rumpole when he faces a disciplinary hearing. Rumpole seems to have gone a good deal too far in what he said in Mr Justice Oliphant's court - or did he?

Guest stars

Julian CurryClaude Erskine-Brown
Jonathan CoyHenry
Tony DoyleDet. Supt. Gannon
Tim WyltonToby Haringay
Ronnie StevensMr. Justice Parsloe
Rosalind MarchBetty Yeomans
David BeamesDet. Insp. Peplow
Peter BowlesGuthrie Featherstone
Joanna Van GyseghemMarigold Featherstone
Denis LillMr. Bernard
Peter CarlisleWilfred Shadwell
Camille CoduriDot Clapton
Ronnie StevensRt. Hon. Lord Justice Parsloe
Harvey AshbyCh. Supt. Belmont
Sean GascoineDet. Sgt. Chesney Lane
Graham SinclairMiles Crudgington Q.C.