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Rumpole for the Prosecution
Horace Rumpole's client asks him to do something he has always sworn he will not do - appear for the prosecution.
Horace Rumpole's client asks him to do something he's always sworn he will not do - appear for the prosecution. It's a case where the injured party is dead and cannot speak for herself.
There's a piece of evidence that just doesn't add up and a literary reference which only Rumpole recognises as a clue.
Adapted for radio by Richard Stoneman
Directed by Marilyn Imrie
A Catherine Bailey production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
Last on
Wed 2 Jun 2021
14:15
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Rumpole | Julian Rhind-Tutt |
| Hilda | Jasmine Hyde |
| Ballard | Michael Cochrane |
| Erskine-Brown | Nigel Anthony |
| Fig Newton | Nigel Anthony |
| Mr Fabian | Ewan Bailey |
| Jago | Ewan Bailey |
| Judge Oliphant | Stephen Critchlow |
| Chief Inspector | Stephen Critchlow |
| Mrs Fabian | Deborah Findlay |
| Charmian | Deborah Findlay |
| Liz Probert | Amy Morgan |
| Nicholas Rumpole | Max Pattison |
| Director | Marilyn Imrie |
| Adaptor | Richard Stoneman |
| Author | John Mortimer |
Broadcasts
- Tue 19 Sep 2017 14:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM
- Wed 2 Jun 2021 14:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM
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