Rumpole And The Penge Bungalow Murders Drama]

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Old Unhappy Far-off Things

20090519

20130427 (BBC7)
20130428 (BBC7)
20101230 (R4)

By John Mortimer.

A Christmas treat for all Rumpole fans and all Radio 4 listeners who love a good whodunit with a cracking court case thrown in for good measure.

Benedict Cumberbatch, plays the young, feisty, devastatingly acute legal eagle Horace Rumpole in his first big murder case, where he defends for the first time 'alone and without a leader' in the case which was to make his name; and of course the story also marks the beginning of his life-long liason with 'She who must be obeyed'; as we hear, recalled through the memoirs of the older Rumpole, how young Rumpole found himself engaged and married without being absolutely sure that he had in fact proposed in the first place!

It is the fifties, a short decade after the end of the war, and two war heroes have been shot dead. The only suspect is Simon Jerrold, the son of one of the victims, and he faces the death penalty. Defending him is deemed hopeless, so the case is handed to a novice. But the novice's superiors didn't count on the tenacity and wit of the young and hungry Horace Rumpole

Young Rumpole defends a man accused of murdering two war heroes. With Benedict Cumberbatch

Alone And Without A Leader

20090526

20130504 (BBC7)
20130505 (BBC7)
20101231 (R4)

By John Mortimer

Young Horace Rumpole defends a young man, accused of murder, maintaining that he is innocent until proved guilty. He faces opposition from the establishment and support from unexpected quarters.

The accused asks the senior QC to hand over his case to young Horace Rumpole.

Episodes

Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
01	Old Unhappy Far-off Things	20090519	20130427 (BBC7) 20130428 (BBC7) 20101230 (R4)	By John Mortimer. A Christmas treat for all Rumpole fans and all Radio 4 listeners who love a good whodunit with a cracking court case thrown in for good measure. Benedict Cumberbatch, plays the young, feisty, devastatingly acute legal eagle Horace Rumpole in his first big murder case, where he defends for the first time 'alone and without a leader' in the case which was to make his name; and of course the story also marks the beginning of his life-long liason with 'She who must be obeyed'; as we hear, recalled through the memoirs of the older Rumpole, how young Rumpole found himself engaged and married without being absolutely sure that he had in fact proposed in the first place! It is the fifties, a short decade after the end of the war, and two war heroes have been shot dead. The only suspect is Simon Jerrold, the son of one of the victims, and he faces the death penalty. Defending him is deemed hopeless, so the case is handed to a novice. But the novice's superiors didn't count on the tenacity and wit of the young and hungry Horace Rumpole Young Rumpole defends a man accused of murdering two war heroes. With Benedict Cumberbatch
02	Alone And Without A Leader	20090526	20130504 (BBC7) 20130505 (BBC7) 20101231 (R4)	By John Mortimer Young Horace Rumpole defends a young man, accused of murder, maintaining that he is innocent until proved guilty. He faces opposition from the establishment and support from unexpected quarters. The accused asks the senior QC to hand over his case to young Horace Rumpole.