Rumpole of the Bailey: Series 1-7

Series 1: Horace Rumpole (Leo McKern) is a down-at-heel yet brilliant barrister. Fond of quoting Wordsworth, he comes to the defence of shoplifting vicars, overly amorous teachers and many others who pass through the doors of the Old Bailey. He is famed for always winning his cases but there is one person who he has never beaten-his wife "She Who Must Be Obeyed".
Series 2: Opinionated and set in his ways, the portly and curmudgeonly Horace Rumpole powers forth in his daily quest for justice. In this second series, Rumpole successfully clears a vicar of a shoplifting change, proves a case of mistaken identity and defends a known Fascist on a charge under the Race Relations Act. All the while answering to "She Who Must be Obeyed".
Series 3: The third series sees Rumpole travel to the new African state of Neranga to defend the Minister for Home Affairs who has been charged with the murder to a high ranking Bishop. Back in the UK, he defends a client from a brother who is out to ruin him; outwits his old adversary, Judge Bullingham and recoups outstanding debts with the help of "She Who Must be Obeyed". All whilst apparently dead!
Series 4: In this fourth series, Rumpole has such an argument with "She Who Must be Obeyed" that he walks out. He defends an eccentric spinster accused of being a government whistle-blower and after an army sergeant is found stabbed to death wearing a woman's dress, Rumpole is assigned to defend the accused murderer. And could it be Rumpole's last case when he makes exotic horse racing bet which will allow him to retire if he wins.
Series 5: In this series, Horace Rumpole's clerk, Henry, is thinking of running off to Australia whilst "She Who Must be Obeyed" decides it's time for her to being her own career in the legal profession. Rumpole defends his clergyman nephew in an ecclesiastical court, against charges of adultery - of which the bishop takes a dim view. If all this isn't enough, the portly Rumpole suffers from a strict diet imposed by "She Who Must be Obeyed".
Series 6: In this series, Rumpole agrees to defend an elitist restauranteur whom he dislikes when a mouse jumps out from one of the gourmet meals. All is not well at home as "She Who Must be Obeyed" goes on strike in the kitchen leaving the hungry barrister to his own devices for his dinners. In other episodes, Rumpole is confronted with his old nemesis Judge Graves and he agrees to prosecute for the first time in a private complaint brought by a father of a murdered girl.
Series 7: The 7th and final series of the multi award winning Rumpole of the Bailey. Rumpole is called to defend a family who is charged of being involved with devil worship and he finds himself in the unusual position of defending a police officer on a charge of falsifying a confession. Rumpole surprises "She Who Must be Obeyed" with tickets for the Scales of Justice Ball and delights her when he leads her onto the dance floor. In the final episode Rumpole is charged with contempt of court and faces disbarment. All he has to do is apologise. But as always with Rumpole, it's never going to be easy.
Rumpole's Return: In a stand alone feature length episode that follows on from the end of series 2, Rumpole has retired and relocated to Miami where son Nick has a position at the university. However retirement is not proving to be Rumpole's glass of Pommeroy's. His boredom is only relieved by reading about interesting crimes in day-old copies of The Times. Then a difficult murder case arises in his old Chambers and Rumpole jumps at the chance to return. But is his return welcome?