{"product_id":"9781787534537-rumpole-and-the-old-familiar-faces","title":"Rumpole and the Old Familiar Faces","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDesmond Barrit stars as Horace Rumpole in this full-cast, feature-length radio drama\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRumpole has no special objection to Christmas – except that with the Old Bailey closed, he has no opportunity to exercise his skills in court.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDesmond Barrit stars as Horace Rumpole in this full-cast, feature-length radio drama\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRumpole has no special objection to Christmas – except that with the Old Bailey closed, he has no opportunity to exercise his skills in court. But over the course of one unusual holiday, he nonetheless manages to triumph in two very different cases…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDragooned into spending Christmas in Norfolk, at the home of one of Hilda’s old schoolfriends, Rumpole is feeling less than festive. Chilly Coldsands Rectory does not offer much in the way of enjoyment – but a trip to the local church and a surprise encounter with an old acquaintance leads to a God-given opportunity to indulge in a little seasonal, charitable blackmail.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA New Year outing to see \u003ci\u003eAladdin\u003c\/i\u003e also provides more excitement than expected. The traditional British pantomime is one of Rumpole’s favourite institutions, but he has a vague feeling that there’s something odd about this particular production. A post-panto drink, some overheard remarks and a glance at the programme confirm his suspicions – and put him on the path to solving an audacious crime…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStarring \u003cb\u003eDesmond Barrit\u003c\/b\u003e as Rumpole and \u003cb\u003eJoanna David\u003c\/b\u003e as Hilda, with \u003cb\u003eTim McInnerny\u003c\/b\u003e as Donald Compton and \u003cb\u003eNigel Anthony\u003c\/b\u003e as Fred Timson.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by John Mortimer\u003cbr\u003eDirected by Marilyn Imrie\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Catherine Bailey\u003cbr\u003ePantomime music written and played by Neil Brand\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Catherine Bailey production for BBC Radio 4\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56450832007542,"sku":"9781787534537","price":10.23,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_37696023_7334890f-7e40-46dd-b282-d1b58d98aa67.jpg?v=1762410722","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781787534537-rumpole-and-the-old-familiar-faces","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}