Rumpole: The Primrose Path & other stories: Four BBC Radio 4 dramatisations starring Timothy West

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Timothy West takes on the role of Rumpole in these four delightful dramas featuring the wily barristerRumpole and the Primrose PathRumpole exposes criminal practices at the nursing home where he was sent to recuperate after a heart attack, leaving him in dire need of claret, cheroots and good company.Rumpole and the Scales of JusticeWhen Rumpole defends a senior policeman in court, his love for Shakespeare’s Othello and his old acquaintances in the south London criminal fraternity prove very useful.Rumpole and the Vanishing JurorRumpole’s admiration for the integrity of the Old Bailey jury is legendary – but he is mystified when his most promising juror in a murder trial suddenly disappears…Rumpole RedeemedInvited to dinner at his local prison, Rumpole solves the conundrum of whether an ex-con can be reformed – while also seeking redemption himself.Timothy West stars as Rumpole, with Prunella Scales as Hilda, Michael Cochrane as Sam Ballard, Nigel Anthony as Claude Erskine-Brown and Sophie Thompson as Luci Gribble.

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