Rumpole: The Way Through the Woods & Other Stories: Three BBC Radio 4 Dramatisations

by John Mortimer, Julian Rhind-Tutt (Narrator)

Julian Rhind-Tutt stars as Horace Rumpole in this sixth collection of courtroom dramas.

Rumpole and the Way Through the Woods
Rumpole is surprised to discover he's a dog lover at heart - and perplexed as he defends a man who insists he's guilty of murder.

Rumpole and the Prosecution
Rumpole's client asks him to do something he's always sworn he will not do - appear for the prosecution. But this case is a little different: the injured party is dead and cannot speak for herself.

Rumpole and the Quacks
It's 1966, and Rumpole meets a wise and kindly Asian Doctor who, unexpectedly accused of unprofessional conduct, needs his help.

Starring Julian Rhind-Tutt as Rumpole, Jasmine Hyde as Hilda, and Nigel Anthony as Claude Erskine-Brown.

Adapted for radio by Richard Stoneman
Directed by Marilyn Imrie
A Catherine Bailey production for BBC Radio 4.

Audio CD

Published July 1, 2019

About the author

John Clifford Mortimer was a novelist, playwright and former practising barrister. Among his many publications are several volumes of Rumpole stories and a trilogy of political novels, Paradise Postponed, Titmuss Regained and The Sound of Trumpets, featuring Leslie Titmuss - a character as brilliant as Rumpole. John Mortimer received a knighthood for his services to the arts in 1998.

Series:
Rumpole of the Bailey
Rapstone Chronicles

Reviews

[Jan]

Good short story