Rumpole and the Quacks from BBC Radio

Horace Rumpole is back in chambers, and this time the patient is on trial!When a mild-mannered GP stands accused of murdering his wealthy, hypochondriac wife with an overdose of her own pills, Rumpole smells something far more poisonous than any prescription. Between hostile Harley Street doctors, a judge who thinks all GPs are quacks, and She Who Must Be Obeyed issuing daily bulletins from the home front, Rumpole must defend the indefensible once again, armed only with a battered briefcase, a half-smoked small cigar, and an unshakeable belief that “there’s no piece of evidence so damning it can’t be explained away by a member of the criminal classes.”Leo McKern is in magnificent form as the Old Bailey’s finest (and only) champagne socialist barrister, supported by the usual glorious cast: Maureen Lipman, Julian Curry, and the unmistakable rumble of London justice.I’ve paired the pristine original BBC Radio 4 broadcast with my trademark gentle animated visuals: softly moving 1970s medical offices, swirling pill bottles, flickering gas lamps in Froxbury Mansions, and just enough claret-red glow to keep the atmosphere perfectly Rumpolian, never distracting from a single delicious line.Pour yourself something medicinal, settle into the best seat in court, and let the greatest defender of the Timson family (and occasional doctors) work his magic.#RumpoleOfTheBailey #RumpoleAndTheQuacks #LeoMcKern #JohnMortimer #BBCRadioDrama #OldBailey #BritishComedy #CourtroomClassicOriginal BBC Radio 4 broadcast – lovingly visualized for your listening (and watching) pleasure.Support the Channel – Keep Rumpole Prescribing Justice!

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