Rumpole and the Blind Tasting (26 Jan. 1987)

Rumpole defends career criminal Hugh Timson for receiving a garageful full of stolen wine.

Director:

Roger Bamford

Writer:

John Mortimer

Stars:

Leo McKern, Marion Mathie, Peter Blythe

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Leo McKern	...	Horace Rumpole
Marion Mathie	...	Hilda Rumpole
Peter Blythe	...	Samuel 'Soapy Sam' Ballard Q.C.
Julian Curry	...	Claude Erskine-Brown
Samantha Bond	...	Liz Probert
Denis Lill	...	Mr. Bernard
Jonathan Coy	...	Henry
Richard Murdoch	...	Uncle Tom
Denys Graham	...	Percy Hoskins
Maureen Derbyshire	...	Dianne - Secretary (as Maureen Darbyshire)
Robin Bailey	...	Judge Gerald Graves
Dave King	...	Monty Mantis
Phyllida Law	...	Honoria Bird
Stephen Greif	...	Martyn Vanberry
Phillip Reader	...	Ken Eastham

Storyline

Once again, Rumpole finds himself defending a member of the Timson clan, this time Hugh Timson on a charge of possession of stolen goods. Specifically, he is found to have a garage full of expensive wine. Rumpole is concerned that his story, to the effect that he purchased the wine from some unknown individual he met in a pub, will not wash with Mr. Justice Graves who has heard this story before. Rumpole also takes on a new pupil, Ms Liz Probert and even tricks Ballard into thinking that she is the daughter of a well-known clergyman, when in fact her father is the well-known left-wing councilman 'Red' Ron Probert.

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Plot Keywords:

wine | career criminal | wine snob | stolen goods | wine tasting | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 January 1987 (UK)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

52 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The character of Vamberry, the wine merchant who holds the titular blind tasting, is named for one of the untold cases mentioned in the Sherlock Holmes story "The Musgrave Ritual."

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Quotes

Hilda Rumpole: Is that you Rumpole?
Horace Rumpole: No, it's the man come to tune the harp.

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