He was the author of the Rumpole novels.
Many thought the Rumpole stories just another potboiler legal crime series.
Nothing special.
And in a sense that's true. The stories were not all that well written and the plots sometimes left a bit to be desired.
Ah, but the man Rumpole.
He always put his clients first, he never judged and he always allowed for the foibles of flawed humanity. He opposed oppression both the petty and the massive. And he never saw himself as better than any other.
Rumpole's most chancy encounters stem from arguing with judges, particularly those who seem to believe that being on trial implies guilt or that the police are infallible. Rumpole was not fearless but he showed no fear.
Sadly he is gone. His like will not be see again I fear.
James Morton
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I haven't read any of the books but the T.V. series, Rumpole of the Bailey, is one of my favourites. It never gets old. And Leo McKern (sp?) was born for that role. I never miss a chance to watch the shows when they are re-played.
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