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Rumpole of the Bailey - Seasons 1 & 2 | Year: 1978 Classification: Mystery / Suspense Actors/Actresses: - Leo Mckern You must buy this DVD! This wonderful DVD collection has four DVDs containing thirteen episodes of Rumpole of the Bailey. These episodes are: 1) Rumpole and the Younger Generation, 2) Rumpole and the Alternative Society, 3) Rumpole and the Honourable Member, 4) Rumpole and the Married Lady (a personal favorite), 5) Rumpole and the Learned Friends, 6) Rumpole and the Heavy Brigade, 7) Rumpole and the Man of God, 8) Rumpole and the Case of Identity, 9) Rumpole and the Show Folk, 10) Rumpole and the Fascist Beast, 11) Rumpole and the Course of True Love, 12) Rumpole and the Age For Retirement, and 13) Rumpole's Return. The first twelve episodes in the DVD collection are all one-hour long, while the thirteenth (Rumpole's Return) is a wonderful two-hour special. For those of you who are not familiar with Rumpole: Horace Rumpole (expertly played by Leo McKern) is an old-fashioned English Barrister. Standing against those (on the Left *and* on the Right) who would trample the rights of the common man, Rumpole uses his wits and eloquence to free his clients and protect those who are targeted. The stories are humorous and yet intellectually stimulating, and the characters are ably played by a group of expert actors who make the story come alive! I would highly recommend this DVD collection to the already committed Rumpole fan, and to those who simply like good British drama. The shows are wonderful, and the DVD contains so much that I am surprised that it costs so little. You must buy this DVD! An Excellent Collection HBO Home Video has done a nice job of presenting the first two Rumpole series in this initial DVD collection. The set contains twelve one-hour episodes (six per series) and the two-hour film, "Rumpole's Return". The picture is sharp overall, particularly in the indoor scenes originally recorded on studio videotape, while the outdoor scenes done on 16 mm film are as well as can be expected (the production values of the Rumpole episodes improved considerably over time. These episodes are from the late 1970s). The DVD menus are good and provide about six scene selections per episode. There are also a few extras, such as bios of John Mortimer and Leo McKern, and some information about the British legal system. I have looked forward to seeing Rumpole on DVD for several years and am pleased with this set overall. Presumably, there will be two more sets like it to complete the Rumpole collection, and I would certainly buy them too. If I could have made a suggestion or two to the people in charge of the packaging, I would have liked to have seen the collection in a hard case rather than a paper one, and I would have tried to find more flattering photos of Rumpole than those used on the outside of the box. Also, the photo used to illustrate the episode "Rumpole and the Younger Generation" is from another episode in which Phyllida (Trant) Erskine-Brown appeared (she was not in the Younger Generation). Otherwise, a good job and I hope to see the other two sets soon. COME ON -- Get the rest of the Series out on DVD! I bought these for my husband's birthday. We sat right down and watched all the disks over the period of a week. We enjoyed it on PBS, but found the DVDs even better, mainly because we could go back and pick up the dialog that our American ears/brains didn't process the first time through. PLEASE, please get the rest of the series out on DVD for us! Buy Rumpole Of The Bailey at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Rumpole Of The Bailey Search with the Priority Search Engine on Rumpole Of The Bailey This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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