Rumpole of the Bailey (1975 BBC Play for Today)
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Rumpole of the Bailey (1975 BBC Play for Today) is a British television drama that introduced the character of barrister Horace Rumpole, later developed into the long-running series "Rumpole of the Bailey."
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Target entity: Rumpole of the Bailey (1975 BBC Play for Today) Context triple: [Horace Rumpole, firstAppearance, Rumpole of the Bailey (1975 BBC Play for Today)]
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Present Laughter (stage)
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Horace Rumpole (fictional character)
Horace Rumpole is the rumpled, witty, and stubbornly principled London barrister at the center of John Mortimer’s "Rumpole of the Bailey" stories and television adaptations.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Rumpole of the Bailey (1975 BBC Play for Today) Target entity description: Rumpole of the Bailey (1975 BBC Play for Today) is a British television drama that introduced the character of barrister Horace Rumpole, later developed into the long-running series "Rumpole of the Bailey."
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A.
The Barchester Chronicles (BBC television serial)
The Barchester Chronicles is a BBC television drama serial that adapts Anthony Trollope’s Barsetshire novels, depicting the social and clerical intrigues of a 19th-century English cathedral town.
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B.
The Golden Bowl (1972 BBC television serial)
The Golden Bowl (1972 BBC television serial) is a British TV drama series produced by the BBC that brings Henry James’s novel to the screen, focusing on complex relationships, moral ambiguity, and social intrigue in an upper-class milieu.
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C.
Present Laughter (stage)
Present Laughter (stage) is a classic comedic play by Noël Coward, centered on the romantic and professional entanglements of a self-absorbed actor.
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D.
Horace Rumpole (fictional character)
Horace Rumpole is the rumpled, witty, and stubbornly principled London barrister at the center of John Mortimer’s "Rumpole of the Bailey" stories and television adaptations.
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E.
Hercule Poirot film series (Kenneth Branagh)
The Hercule Poirot film series (Kenneth Branagh) is a cycle of mystery films directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh as Agatha Christie’s famed Belgian detective, featuring lavish period settings and adaptations of her classic whodunits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British television drama
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television play ⓘ |
| basedOn | original script by John Mortimer ⓘ |
| broadcastAs | episode of Play for Today ⓘ |
| characterOccupation | barrister ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdCharacter |
Horace Rumpole (fictional character)
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surface form:
Horace Rumpole
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| creator | John Mortimer ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastInDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Rumpole of the Bailey (1975 BBC Play for Today)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Rumpole of the Bailey (TV series)
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| format | single drama ⓘ |
| franchise |
Rumpole novels
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surface form:
Rumpole of the Bailey
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| genre |
courtroom drama
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legal drama ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
British legal system
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criminal law ⓘ |
| introducedCharacter |
Horace Rumpole (fictional character)
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surface form:
Horace Rumpole
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| mainCharacter |
Horace Rumpole (fictional character)
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surface form:
Horace Rumpole
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| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first screen appearance of Horace Rumpole
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pilot for later Rumpole of the Bailey series ⓘ |
| originalBroadcastYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC One ⓘ |
| partOf | Play for Today ⓘ |
| precededBy | none (pilot introduction of Rumpole character) ⓘ |
| producer | BBC ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
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surface form:
London
Old Bailey ⓘ
surface form:
the Old Bailey
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| spinOff |
Rumpole of the Bailey (1975 BBC Play for Today)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Rumpole of the Bailey (TV series)
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| titleCharacter |
Horace Rumpole (fictional character)
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surface form:
Horace Rumpole
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| writer | John Mortimer ⓘ |
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Subject: Rumpole of the Bailey (1975 BBC Play for Today) Description of subject: Rumpole of the Bailey (1975 BBC Play for Today) is a British television drama that introduced the character of barrister Horace Rumpole, later developed into the long-running series "Rumpole of the Bailey."
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