51K views · 517 reactions | #OnThisDay 1923: John Mortimer was born in Hampstead, London. Here the barrister and author speaks about his father and his most famous creation, Rumpole of the Bailey. | BBC Archive | Facebook

1.2K views · 61 reactions | "You’re late Rumpole!" This Week: She Who Must Be Obeyed! Famed for winning his cases, there is one person Rumpole of the Bailey’s titular character will always lose out to – his wife, "She Who Must Be Obeyed!" | Network Distributing | Facebook