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 ...

John Mortimer, alas, is dead but long live Horace Rumpole. The character who began life in a Play for Today in 1975 and who puffed and bluffed his way through three decades of Thames Television series ...

"Rumpole, you must move with the times." "If I don't like the way the times are moving, I shall refuse to accompany them." She and her sister Rosie have been working on an even more emotional ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rumpole of the Bailey creator John Mortimer, 85, died this morning following a prolonged illness. His family said in a statement that they were by his side when he passed away. Mortimer, who lived in ...

FANS of Rumpole of the Bailey -- both the television series and the books on which it is based -- have reason to break out a choice bottle of Château Thames Embankment. Rumpole is back after a ...

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, ...

What a magnificent antidote John Mortimer offers to those indolent types who have apoplexies at the thought of working after 65. Mortimer will never see 80 again, but shows no sign of letting up. His ...

Sir John Mortimer's legendary lawyer is to be given a sex change in new scripts penned by the late writer's daughters Emily and Rosie. There are rumours that Lily James will be approached to take on ...