6. Rumpole and the Quality of Life (1988)
Rumpole defends Lady Perdita Derwent, charged with the murder of her elderly husband. Meanwhile, Ms Liz Probert complains of anti-gay discrimination at number 3, Equity Court, and the portly Rumpole suffers from a strict diet imposed by She Who Must Be Obeyed.
Release date: 1988-12-28
Season number: 5
Episode number: 6
Runtime: 60 minutes
Director: Roger Bamford
Writer: John Mortimer
Guest stars
Robin Bailey
as Mr. Justice Gerald Graves
Richard Murdoch
as Uncle Tom
Denys Graham
as Hoskins
Abigail McKern
as Liz Probert
Robert James
as Dr. McAndrew
Constance Chapman
as Barbara Derwent
Joanna Van Gyseghem
as Marigold Featherstone
Moray Watson
as George Frobisher
Denis Lill
as Mr. Bernard
Patricia Hodge
as Phyllida Erskine-Brown
Peter Blythe
as Samuel Ballard Q.C.
Rowena Cooper
as Matron
Richard Cordery
as Marcus Griffin Q.C.
William Squire
as Sir Daniel Derwent
Caroline Goodall
as Helen Derwent
Maurice Denham
as Wedding Guest
Peter Cartwright
as Wedding Guest
Michael Grandage
as Dave Inchcape
Helen FitzGerald
as Lady Perdita Derwent
Cast
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Jeillo Edwards - Lady Cashier, Maureen Darbyshire - Dianne, William Lawford - Usher, Arthur Blake - Court Clerk, Avril Clark - Nurse Gregson
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Julian Curry - Claude Erskine-Brown