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Writer:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s

1. In Love and War (2001) (TV) (teleplay)
2. Don Quixote (2000) (TV) (teleplay)
   
   
3. Tea with Mussolini (1999) (writer)
   ... aka Un te con Mussolini (Italy)
4. Cider with Rosie (1998) (TV) (writer)
   ... aka Masterpiece Theatre: Cider with Rosie (USA: series title)
5. "Under the Hammer" (1993) TV series (unknown episodes)
6. "Rumpole of the Bailey" (42 episodes, 1978-1992)
       - Rumpole on Trial (1992) TV episode (written by)
       - Rumpole and the Family Pride (1992) TV episode (written by)
       - Rumpole and the Reform of Joby Jonson (1992) TV episode (written by)
       - Rumpole and the Eternal Triangle (1992) TV episode (written by)
       - Rumpole and the Miscarriage of Justice (1992) TV episode (written by)
         (37 more)
7. "Titmuss Regained" (3 episodes, 1991)
       - And the Next Day (1991) TV episode (novel) (script)
       - Tomorrow (1991) TV episode (novel) (script)
       - Today (1991) TV episode (novel) (script)
8. Die Fledermaus (1990) (TV) (English adaptation)
   
   
9. "Smith and Jones in Small Doses" (1 episode, 1989)
       - The Waiting Room (1989) TV episode (writer)
10. "Summer's Lease" (1989) TV mini-series (unknown episodes)
11. Maschenka (1987) (writer)
    ... aka Mashenka (Finland)
12. "Paradise Postponed" (11 episodes, 1986)
        - The Simcox Inheritance (1986) TV episode (novel)
        - Faith Unfaithful (1986) TV episode (novel)
        - The Gods of the Copy Book Headings (1986) TV episode (novel)
        - Enigma Variations (1986) TV episode (novel)
        - And a Happy New Year to You, Too! (1986) TV episode (novel)
          (6 more)
13. Edwin (1984) (TV) (writer)
14. The Ebony Tower (1984) (TV) (writer)
15. A Voyage Round My Father (1982) (TV) (play) (screenplay)
16. "Brideshead Revisited" (11 episodes, 1981)
        - Brideshead Revisited (1981) TV episode (adaptation)
        - A Twitch Upon a Thread (1981) TV episode (adaptation)
        - Orphans of the Storm (1981) TV episode (adaptation)
        - Brideshead Deserted (1981) TV episode (adaptation)
        - The Unseen Hook (1981) TV episode (adaptation)
          (6 more)
17. "BBC2 Playhouse" (1 episode, 1981)
        - Unity (1981) TV episode (script)
18. Rumpole's Return (1980) (TV) (writer)
19. Comedy Tonight (1980) (TV) (writer)
    
    
20. "Life of Shakespeare" (6 episodes, 1978)
    ... aka Will Shakespeare (UK: alternative title) (USA: DVD title)
    ... aka William Shakespeare, His Life & Times (video title)
        - The Living Record (1978) TV episode (writer)
        - Rebellion's Masterpiece (1978) TV episode (writer)
        - The Loved Boy (1978) TV episode (writer)
        - Of Comfort and Despair (1978) TV episode (writer)
        - Alms for Oblivion (1978) TV episode (writer)
          (1 more)
21. Two Stars for Comfort (1977) (TV) (writer)
22. "Shades of Greene" (8 episodes, 1975-1976)
        - Mortmain (1976) TV episode (adaptation)
        - Chagrin in Three Parts (1976) TV episode (adaptation)
        - The Case for the Defence (1976) TV episode (adaptation)
        - The Destructors (1975) TV episode (adaptation)
        - A Little Place Off the Edgware Road (1975) TV episode (adaptation)
          (3 more)
23. "Play for Today" (1 episode, 1975)
        - Rumpole of the Bailey (1975) TV episode (written by)
24. "Thirty-Minute Theatre" (5 episodes, 1967-1972)
        - Bermondsey (1972) TV episode (writer)
        - Swiss Cottage (1972) TV episode (writer)
        - King's Cross Lunch Hour (1972) TV episode (writer)
        - Mill Hill (1972) TV episode (writer)
        - The Other Side (1967) TV episode (writer)
25. "ITV Saturday Night Theatre" (1 episode, 1970)
    ... aka ITV Sunday Night Theatre (UK: new title)
        - Married Alive (1970) TV episode (writer)
    
    
26. John and Mary (1969) (screenplay)
27. A Voyage Round My Father (1969) (TV) (writer)
    ... aka Plays of Today: A Voyage Around My Father (UK: series title)
28. A Flea in Her Ear (1968) (writer)
    ... aka La puce à l'oreille (France)
29. Infidelity Took Place (1968) (TV) (writer)
30. "Beryl Reid Says Good Evening" (1 episode, 1968)
        - Episode #1.4 (1968) TV episode (additional material)
31. Eerlijk en ongelogen (1967) (TV) (play "Call Me a Liar")
32. A Flea in Her Ear (1967) (TV) (translator)
33. Der Mann aus dem Bootshaus (1967) (TV) (novel "The Narrowing Stream")
34. "Armchair Theatre" (1 episode, 1967)
        - The Exploding Azalea (1967) TV episode (writer)
35. Podnevna pauza (1967) (TV) (play)
36. Der Oberkellner (1966) (TV) (play)
37. "The Wednesday Play" (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Head Waiter (1966) TV episode (writer)
38. "ITV Play of the Week" (1 episode, 1966)
    ... aka Play of the Week (UK: short title)
        - A Choice of Kings (1966) TV episode (writer)
39. Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965) (screenplay)
40. "BBC 3" (1965) TV series (unknown episodes)
41. Reci da sam lazov (1965) (TV) (writer)
42. "Teatterituokio" (1 episode, 1964)
        - Merry Paysonin suuri tilaisuus (1964) TV episode (writer)
43. Der Fluggast (1964) (TV) (play)
44. Wat vertellen we Caroline? (1964) (TV) (writer)
45. The Running Man (1963) (screenplay)
    ... aka Carol Reed's The Running Man
    ... aka The Ballad of the Running Man (International: English title)
46. "ITV Television Playhouse" (1 episode, 1963)
        - Collect Your Hand Baggage (1963) TV episode (writer)
47. Ne éljek, ha nem igaz! (1962) (TV) (play)
48. The Dock Brief (1962) (play)
    ... aka Trial and Error (USA)
49. Guns of Darkness (1962) (writer)
50. Ett svårt fall (1962) (TV) (writer)
51. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1 episode, 1961)
        - I Spy (1961) TV episode (story)
52. The Innocents (1961) (additional scenes & dialogue)
53. De beklaagde (1961) (TV) (writer)
54. Twenty-Four Hours in a Woman's Life (1961) (TV) (teleplay)
55. "They Met in a City" (1961) TV series (unknown episodes)
56. "BBC Sunday-Night Play" (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Wrong Side of the Park (1961) TV episode (writer)
57. Lunch Hour (1961) (play) (screenplay)
58. Branilac po sluzbenoj duznosti (1961) (TV) (writer)
59. Sie können's mir glauben (1960) (TV) (play)
    
    
60. Ferry to Hong Kong (1959) (additional dialogue)
61. Back to Back (1959) (TV) (plays "What Shall We Tell Caroline?" and "The Dock Brief")
62. Das Pflichtmandat (1958) (TV) (play "The Dock Brief")
    

Actor:

1. "Rumpole of the Bailey" .... Judge at table / ... (3 episodes, 1987-1992)
       - Rumpole on Trial (1992) TV episode (uncredited) .... Judge at table
       - Rumpole at Sea (1991) TV episode (uncredited) .... Passenger on deck chair
       - Rumpole and the Blind Tasting (1987) TV episode (uncredited) .... Wine drinker
   

Producer:

1. Lunch Hour (1961) (producer)
   

Self:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s

1. John Mortimer: A Life in Words (2009) (TV) .... Himself
2. Strictly Courtroom (2008) (TV) .... Himself
3. Truly, Madly, Cheaply!: British B Movies (2008) (TV) (as Sir John Mortimer) .... Himself
4. "Sunday AM" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
   ... aka The Andrew Marr Show (UK: new title)
       - Episode #3.23 (2008) TV episode (as Sir John Mortimer) .... Himself
5. The Secret Life of Brian (2007) (TV) (as Sir John Mortimer) .... Himself
6. "This Week" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2004-2006)
       - Episode dated 15 June 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
       - Episode dated 3 November 2005 (2005) TV episode (as Sir John Mortimer) .... Himself
       - Episode dated 18 November 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
7. War Stories (2006) (TV) .... Himself
8. "Review" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
   ... aka Newsnight Review (UK: new title)
       - Episode dated 25 November 2005 (2005) TV episode (as Sir John Mortimer) .... Himself
9. "Imagine" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
       - John Mortimer: Owning Up at 80 (2003) TV episode .... Himself
10. "Breakfast with Frost" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
        - Episode dated 24 November 2002 (2002) TV episode .... Himself
11. "The Best of British" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
        - Leslie Phillips (2002) TV episode .... Himself
    
    
12. The ABC of Democracy (1994) (TV) .... Himself
13. Benny Hill: The World's Favorite Clown (1991) (TV) .... Himself
    
    
14. "The Modern World: Ten Great Writers" .... Himself (1 episode, 1988)
    ... aka Ten Great Writers of the Modern World (USA)
        - Henrik Ibsen (1988) TV episode .... Himself
15. "The Life and Loves of a She-Devil" .... Himself (1 episode, 1986)
        - Episode #1.3 (1986) TV episode .... Himself
16. "The South Bank Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1986)
        - John Mortimer (1986) TV episode .... Himself
17. "Question Time" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1979-1982)
        - Episode dated 10 June 1982 (1982) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 16 October 1979 (1979) TV episode (as John Mortimer QC) .... Himself
18. "Friday Night, Saturday Morning" .... Himself (1 episode, 1980)
        - Episode #2.4 (1980) TV episode .... Himself
    

Archive Footage:

1. Longford (2006) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself