Mortimer's many fans on both sides of the Atlantic will delight in Horace Rumpole's return after a six-year hiatus in this amusing collection of the gruff but lovable barrister's latest exploits. The ...

Fans of the indomitable Horace Rumpole and his redoubtable creator, John Mortimer, may rejoice. At nearly 84, Mortimer has produced in “Rumpole Misbehaves” one of the best of the 16 story collections ...

Sir John Mortimer, the preternaturally prolific English author who died Friday at 85, created two unforgettable characters: One was the irascible barrister Horace Rumpole; the other was himself.

For years now, fans of the redoubtable British barrister Horace Rumpole have heard him make references to the groundbreaking murder trial that first put him on the map. Now, at long last, his creator, ...

Lucky is the man, woman, or child whose Christmas gift list is made up of readers. There's much to choose from this season, not the least being this fine, "best of" collection of stories featuring the ...

Two weeks ago we looked at John le Carre's early portrait of his master spy, George Smiley. Today, we have le Carre's slightly older, more lighthearted contemporary, John Mortimer, presenting his much ...

British author and dramatist John Mortimer has died at 85. Mortimer, who combined a career as a lawyer with a prolific literary output, was the creator of Horace Rumpole, the cigar-smoking, ...

ASBOs may be the pride and joy of New Labour, but they dont cut much ice with Horace Rumpole - he takes the old-fashioned view that if anyone is going to be threatened with a restriction of their ...

If you are detectives Crockett and Tubbs of the ”Miami Vice” squad, Miami`s a great place to make a living. But, it doesn`t hold the same attraction for Horace Rumpole (played by Leo McKern), the ...

A few years ago conservative writer, cuddly crank and national treasure Florence King said in a column that “Rumpole of the Bailey” was “the most adult program on television.” Don’t look to me to ...