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Rumpole of the Bailey Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 1979 - 1979
Episode 1
Rumpole and the Man of God
Tue, May 29, 1979 60 mins
Rumpole suspects that a vicar collared for shoplifting may be protecting his sister; George (Moray Watson) announces his engagement. Hilda: Peggy Thorpe-Bates. Rumpole: Leo McKern.
Episode 2
Rumpole and the Case of Identity
Tue, Jun 5, 1979 60 mins
Rumpole sets out to prove that a young cab driver accused of assault is the victim of mistaken identity; staffers are in an uproar over an office affair between Featherstone and the new secretary. Featherstone: Peter Bowles. Rumpole: Leo McKern.
Episode 3
Rumpole and the Show Folk
Tue, Jun 12, 1979 60 mins
Rumpole uses theatrics to defend an actress accused of murdering her husband. Christine: Henrieta Baynes. Albert: Derek Benfield. Rumpole: Leo McKern.
Episode 4
Rumpole and the Fascist Beast
Tue, Jun 19, 1979 60 mins
Rumpole's defense of a fascist charged with a race-relations offense coincides with his tutoring of a Pakistani (Lyndam Gregory). Phyllida: Patricia Hodge. Featherstone: Peter Bowles. Hilda: Peggy Thorpe-Bates. Rumpole: Leo McKern.
Episode 5
Rumpole and the Course of True Love
Tue, Jun 26, 1979 60 mins
Rumpole defends a teacher charged with seducing a student; a pregnancy disturbs the romance between Phyllida and Erskine-Brown (Patricia Hodge, Julian Curry). George: Moray Watson. Featherstone: Peter Bowles. Hilda: Peggy Thorpe-Bates. Rumpole: Leo McKern.
Episode 6
Rumpole and the Age for Retirement
Tue, Jul 3, 1979 60 mins
Rumpole suspects that an elderly member of the Timson clan, who's accused of art theft, may have been framed by his relatives; Hilda plots to persuade Rumpole to retire. Hilda: Peggy Thorpe-Bates. Phyllida: Patricia Hodge. Erskine-Brown: Julian Curry.
