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From: [email-masked] (Steve Masticola)
Date: 1 Apr 94 09:20:08 GMT

The Rumpolean Lists

Most recently revised on this, the twenty-sixth day of July, in the
year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety-three.  All information
here subject to immediate editing, emendation, and evisceration.

Changes:
- Added "Rhapstone Chronicles" to Mortimer's bibliography.
- Changes to McKern filmography.
- Additional filmed episodes noted in Rumpole stories list.

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Q. What has John Clifford Mortimer written?

A. The man's been fairly prolific over the last few decades! Here are
some of Mortimer's titles, in alphabetical order (dates indicated,
where known):

Answer Yes or No
Captain of Kopenick, The (translated)
Cat among the Pigeons (translated)
Character Parts.................................1986
Charade.........................................1987
Clinging to the Wreckage : a Part of Life.......1982
Collaborators
Come As You Are.................................1971
Die Fledermaus (translated)
Dock Brief, The : a play........................1958
Dunster.........................................1992
Famous Trials (edited)..........................1984
First Rumpole Omnibus, The......................1983
Five Plays......................................1970
Great law and order stories (ed.)...............1990
In Character....................................1983
Judge, The
John Mortimer plays (M. Pattenden, ed.).........1989
Like Men Betrayed...............................1988
Narrowing Stream, The...........................1989
Paradise Postponed..............................1985
Rhapstone Chronicles
Rumming Park
Rumpole a la Carte..............................1990
Rumpole and the Age of Miracles.................1988
Rumpole and the Golden Thread...................1983
Rumpole for the Defence.........................1981
Rumpole of the Bailey...........................1978
Rumpole on Trial................................1992
Rumpole's Last Case.............................1987
Rumpole's Return................................1980
Second Rumpole Omnibus, the.....................1987
Summer's Lease..................................1989
Three Boulevard Farces (translated)
Three Plays.....................................1962
Three Winters
Titmuss Regained................................1990
Trials of Rumpole, The..........................1979
Two Stars for Comfort 
Voyage Round My Father, A  : a play.............1971
Will Shakespeare : the Untold Story.............1977
With Love and Lizards (w. Penelope Mortimer)
Wrong Side of the Park, The

Q. I'm trying to find the story, "Rumpole and the Yeti." Where was it
published?

A. Here's the Rumpole portion of Mortimer's lexicon, chronologically
ordered.  Some of these short stories have also been published in THE
FIRST RUMPOLE OMNIBUS and THE SECOND RUMPOLE OMNIBUS. Stories with
Roman numerals to the right were shown as "Mystery!" episodes in the
corresponding series. Stories marked with asterisks have been produced
as TV shows.

RUMPOLE OF THE BAILEY (1978)
Rumpole and the Younger Generation	*
Rumpole and the Alternative Society	*
Rumpole and the Honourable Member	*		
Rumpole and the Married Lady		*
Rumpole and the Learned Friends		*
Rumpole and the Heavy Brigade		*

THE TRIALS OF RUMPOLE (1979)
Rumpole and the Man of God		*
Rumpole and the Showfolk		*
Rumpole and the Fascist Beast		*
Rumpole and the Case of Identity	*
Rumpole and the Course of True Love	*
Rumpole and the Age for Retirement 	*

RUMPOLE'S RETURN (1980) 		*
(Novella.)

RUMPOLE FOR THE DEFENCE (1981)
Rumpole and the Confession of Guilt
Rumpole and the Gentle Art of Blackmail
Rumpole and the Dear Departed
Rumpole and the Rotten Apple
Rumpole and the Expert Witness
Rumpole and the Spirit of Christmas
Rumpole and the Boat People

RUMPOLE AND THE GOLDEN THREAD (1983)
Rumpole and the Genuine Article		*
Rumpole and the Golden Thread		*
Rumpole and the Old Boy Net		*
Rumpole and the Female of the Species	*
Rumpole and the Sporting Life		*
Rumpole and the Last Resort		*

RUMPOLE'S LAST CASE (1987)
Rumpole and the Blind Tasting		*
Rumpole and the Old, Old Story		*
Rumpole and the Official Secret		*
Rumpole and the Judge's Elbow		*
Rumpole and the Bright Seraphim		*
Rumpole and the Winter Break	
Rumpole's Last Case			*

RUMPOLE AND THE AGE OF MIRACLES (1988)
Rumpole and the Bubble Reputation	*
Rumpole and the Barrow Boy		*
Rumpole and the Age of Miracles		*
Rumpole and the Tap End			*
Rumpole and the Chambers Party
Rumpole and Portia			*
Rumpole and the Quality of Life		*

RUMPOLE A LA CARTE (1990)
Rumpole a la Carte			*
Rumpole and the Summer of Discontent	*
Rumpole and the Right to Silence	*
Rumpole at Sea				*
Rumpole and the Quacks			*
Rumpole for the Prosecution		*

RUMPOLE ON TRIAL (1992)
Rumpole and the Children of the Devil
Rumpole and the Eternal Triangle
Rumpole and the Miscarriage of Justice
Rumpole and the Family Pride
Rumpole and the Soothsayer
Rumpole and the Reform of Joby Jonson
Rumpole on Trial

Q. What's in the First and Second Rumpole Omnibus?

A. The First Rumpole Omnibus collects:
	Rumpole of the Bailey
	Trials of Rumpole
	Rumpole's Return

The Second Rumpole Omnibus collects:
	Rumpole for the Defence
	Rumpole and the Golden Thread
	Rumpole's Last Case

So, if you get those, you have, effectively, two thirds of the current
Rumpole books! (There are enough books already published to make a
Third Rumpole Omnibus, too.)

Q. What movie/tv/stage roles has Leo McKern had?

A. Like Mortimer, he's been fairly busy over the last few decades. In
alphabetical order, characters given where known: 

Movies:

Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother, The          		(1975)
Agent 8 3/4 (aka Hot Enough For June) (Great Britain)			(1964)
All For Mary								(1955)
Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders, The (Great Britain)		(1965)
Assignment K								(1968)
Beyond This Place							(1959)
Blue Lagoon, The 							(1980)
 * The teenagers' companion.
Candleshoe 								(1977)
 * A kidnapper.
Chain, The								(1985)
Country									(1984)
Damien: Omen II 							(1978)
 * The same archaeologist/priest as in The Omen.
Day the Earth Caught Fire, The (Great Britain)				(1962)
 * A newspaper editor.
Decline and Fall of a Bird Watcher (Great Britain)			(1968)
Doctor in Distress (Great Britain)					(1963)
French Lieutenant's Woman, The 						(1981)
 * A Victorian "psychiatrist."
Help! 									(1965)
 * The High Priest Klang.
High Commissioner, The (Great Britain)					(1968) 
Horse Without a Head, The 						(1963)
I Like Money (Great Britain)						(1961)
Jolly Bad Fellow, A (Great Britain)					(1964)
King and Country (Great Britain)					(1964)
Ladyhawke 								(1985)
 * A defrocked monk.
Last Tasmanian, The							(1979)
Lisa									(1962)
Man for All Seasons, A 							(1966)
 * Thomas Cromwell.
Massacre in Rome (Italy)						(1973)
Mr. Topaze								(1961)
Mouse That Roared, The (Great Britain)					(1958)
 * The leader of the Workers' Party.
Omen, The 								(1976)
 * An archaeologist/priest.
Ryan's Daughter (Great Britain)						(1970)
 * Ryan.
Scent of Mystery							(1960)
Shoes of the Fisherman, The 						(1968)
Tale of Two Cities, A							(1958)
Time Without Pity							(1956)
Travelling North (Australia)						(1988)
Voyage of Bounty's Child						(1983)
Web of Evidence (Great Britain)						(1959)
White Mischeif
 * A coffee plantation owner (?)
X the Unknown (Great Britain)						(1957)
Yesterday's Enemy (Great Britain)					(1959)
	
TV:

Show					Character			Year
----					---------			----
"House on Garibaldi Street, The"					(1979)
"King Lear"				Gloucester
"Murder With Mirrors"							(1985)
"Nativity, The"								(1978)
"Our Mutual Friend" 			A dustman
 (Masterpiece Theater)
"Prisoner, The"				Number Two in three episodes:
					- The Chimes of Big Ben
					- Once Upon a Time
					- Fall Out
"Reilly, Ace of Spies"			Bazil Zaharof
"Rumpole of the Bailey"			Horace Rumpole			(1981+)
"Space: 1999"				A computer's companion
"Traveling Man"								(1989)

Q. Who plays who in the RotB TV series?

A. Glad you asked. Here's a list of the recurring characters. Note
that the spellings used in Mortimer's books are used here; the
spellings in the credits often differ.

	Albert (the clerk)......................Derek Benfield
	Fiona Allways...........................Roslyn Landor
	"Soapy" Sam Ballard (aka "Bollard").....Peter Blythe
	Mr. Bernard.............................Edward De Souza
	Dianna (the secretary)..................Maureen Derbyshire
	Claude Erskine-Brown....................Julian Curry
	Guthrie Featherstone....................Peter Bowles
	Marigold Featherstone...................Joanna Van Gysegem
	George Frobisher........................Moray Watson
	Henry (the clerk).......................Jonathan Coy
	Percy Hoskins...........................Norman Ettlinger
	Dave Inchcape
	Jack Pommeroy...........................Peter Whitaker
	Elizabeth "Mizz Liz" Probert............Abigail McKern
	Hilda Rumpole...........................Marian Mathie
						Peggy Thorpe-Bates
	Horace Rumpole..........................Leo McKern
	Nick Rumpole............................David Yelland
	Fred Timson.............................Peter Childs
	Jim Timson..............................Keith Jayne
	Vi Timson...............................Toni Palmer
	Phillida "Portia" Trant.................Patricia Hodge
	Uncle Tom...............................Richard Murdoch

Q. When were the RotB air dates?

A. In England, we couldn't tell you. But here they are in Minnesota...

	   Mystery! First Season (Feb 5, 1980-May 27, 1980)

Rumpole and the Honourable Member   		(Feb 12, 1980)
Rumpole and the Married Lady   			(Feb 19, 1980)
Rumpole and the Learned Friends  		(Feb 26, 1980)
Rumpole and the Heavy Brigade  			(March 4, 1980)

	     Mystery! Second Season  (Jan 6-May 19, 1981)

Rumpole and the Man of God  			(Feb 17, 1981)
Rumpole and the Case of Identity  		(Feb 24, 1981)
Rumpole and the Showfolk  			(March 3, 1981)
Rumpole and the Fascist Beast  			(March 10, 1981)
Rumpole and the Course of True Love 		(March 17, 1981)
Rumpole and the Age for Retirement  		(March 24, 1981)

	  Mystery! Fifth Season  (Oct 11, 1984-May 30, 1985)

Rumpole's Return (2 hours)  			(Oct 11, 1984)
Rumpole and the Genuine Article  		(Oct 18, 1984)
Rumpole and the Golden Thread  			(Oct 25, 1984)
Rumpole and the Old Boy Net  			(Nov 1, 1984)
Rumpole and the Female of the Species  		(Nov 8, 1984)
Rumpole and the Sporting Life  			(Nov 15, 1984)
Rumpole and the Last Resort  			(Nov 22, 1984)

	 Mystery! Eighth Season  (Oct. 1, 1987-June 2, 1988)

(Marion Mathie replaced Peggy Thorpe Bates as Hilda)

Rumpole and the Old, Old Story  		(March 17, 1988)
Rumpole and the Bright Seraphim  		(March 24, 1988)
Rumpole and the Blind Tasting  			(March 31, 1988)
Rumpole and the Official Secret  		(April 7, 1988)
Rumpole and the Judge's Elbow  			(April 14, 1988)
Rumpole's Last Case  				(April 21, 1988)

	  Mystery! Tenth Season  (Oct 12, 1989-June 7, 1990)

Rumpole and the Tap End 			(Dec 7, 1989)
Rumpole and the Bubble Reputation 		(Dec 14, 1989)
Rumpole and the Barrow Boy 			(Dec 21, 1989)
Rumpole and the Age of Miracles 		(Dec 28, 1989)
Rumpole and Portia 				(Jan 4, 1990)
Rumpole and the Quality of Life 		(Jan 11, 1990)

Q. Whose information are you using, anyway?

A. The following people contributed to the Rumpolean FAQ and/or Lists:

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Chris Cook		([email-masked])
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Kenneth W. Crist Jr	([email-masked])
Jeff Davis		([email-masked])
Alison Hall		([email-masked])
Peter Hunt		([email-masked])
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Thomas Jelonek		([email-masked])
Jens Johansen		([email-masked])
John (?) 		([email-masked])
Richard J. Knowles	([email-masked])
Christopher Landers	([email-masked])
Roger Lustig		([email-masked])
Jo Ann Malina		([email-masked])
John Man		([email-masked])
Steve Masticola		([email-masked])
Neil Midkiff		([email-masked])
Joshua Mittleman	([email-masked])
Phil Mueller		([email-masked])
Angus Nificant		([email-masked])
Bruce O'Keefe		([email-masked])
Dave Potts		([email-masked])
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George V. Reilly	([email-masked])
David Shapiro		([email-masked])
Bill Sherman		([email-masked])
Daniel Skowronski	([email-masked])
Lyndon Watson		([email-masked])
John H. Zureick		([email-masked])

Q. Is there anything else in the Rumpolean realm that can be listed?

A. Undoubtedly. Feel free! :-)

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