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Rumpole of the Bailey
British television drama series (1978–1992)
For the spinoffs, see Rumpole of the Bailey (book series), Rumpole of the Bailey (short story collection), and Rumpole of the Bailey (radio series).
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Caricature of Leo McKern as Horace Rumpole from the episode "Rumpole and the Younger Generation" | |
| Genre | Courtroom drama |
| Created by | John Mortimer |
| Starring | Leo McKern |
| Theme music composer | Joseph Horovitz |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 44 (list of episodes) |
| Running time | c. 50 minutes |
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| Network | BBC1 |
| Release | 17 December 1975 (1975-12-17) |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 3 April 1978 (1978-04-03) – 3 December 1992 (1992-12-03) |
Rumpole of the Bailey is a British television series created and written by the British writer and barristerJohn Mortimer. It starred Leo McKern as Horace Rumpole, a middle-aged London barrister who defended a broad variety of clients, often underdogs. The popularity of the TV series led to the stories being presented in other media, including books and radio.
The "Bailey" of the title is a reference to the Central Criminal Court, the "Old Bailey".
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The Jewel in the Crown (TV series)
1984 British television series
This article is about the 1984 television miniseries. For the 1966 novel on which it was based, see The Jewel in the Crown (novel). For the Fairport Convention album, see Jewel in the Crown (album).
The Jewel in the Crown is a 1984 British television serial about the final days of the British Raj in India during and after World War II, based on British author Paul Scott's Raj Quartet novels. Granada Television produced the series for the ITV network.
Plot
[edit]The serial opens in the midst of World War II in the fictional Indian city of Mayapore, against the backdrop of the last years of the British Raj and the Indian independence movement. Hari Kumar is a young Indian man who was educated at Chillingborough, a British public school; he identifies as English rather than Indian. The bankruptcy of his father, a formerly successful businessman, forces him to return to India to live with his aunt.
Working as a journalist, Kumar now has a lower social status in India, and lives between two worlds, British and Indian. Numerous Anglo-Indians discriminate against him, and he is held in some suspicion by Indian independence activists. During this time, violent anti-British demonstrations take place in
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