Originally a TV series created by writer and barrister John Mortimer, Rumpole hit the BBC radio airwaves in 1980, starring Maurice Denham as ageing London barrister-at-law Horace Rumpole and Margot ...

FOREVER RUMPOLE: STORIES By John Mortimer Viking, $30, 503 pages The title of this delightful collection of Sir John Mortimer’s classic Rumpole stories itself testifies to the enduring qualities of ...