Horace Rumpole (fictional character)

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barrister fictional character protagonist

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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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Horace Rumpole 21
Rumpole of the Bailey 10
Hilda Rumpole 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf barrister ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ
appearsIn Rumpole novels ⓘ
Rumpole of the Bailey (1975 BBC Play for Today) ⓘ
surface form: Rumpole of the Bailey (short stories)

Rumpole of the Bailey (1975 BBC Play for Today) ⓘ
surface form: Rumpole of the Bailey (television series)
basedIn England ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
catchphrase She who must be obeyed ⓘ
chambersColleague Claude Erskine-Brown ⓘ
Phyllida Trant ⓘ
Samuel Ballard ⓘ
child Horace Rumpole (fictional character) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Nicholas Rumpole
citizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
clientGroup Timson family ⓘ
countryOfOriginOfWork United Kingdom ⓘ
creator John Mortimer ⓘ
education University of Oxford ⓘ
surface form: Oxford University
employer Equity Court Chambers ⓘ
favoriteDrink Château Thames Embankment ⓘ
fictionalUniverse Horace Rumpole (fictional character) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Rumpole of the Bailey
firstAppearance Rumpole of the Bailey (1975 BBC Play for Today) ⓘ
Rumpole of the Bailey (1975 BBC Play for Today) ⓘ
surface form: Rumpole of the Bailey (short story collection)
fullName Horace Rumpole (fictional character) self-link ⓘ
surface form: Horace Rumpole
gender male ⓘ
genre legal fiction ⓘ
habit drinking claret ⓘ
smoking cigars ⓘ
knownFor defending criminal cases ⓘ
quoting William Wordsworth ⓘ
quoting poetry ⓘ
quoting the Oxford Book of English Verse ⓘ
refusing to prosecute ⓘ
legalPhilosophy defence of the underdog ⓘ
presumption of innocence ⓘ
legalSpecialty criminal law ⓘ
militaryBranch Royal Air Force ⓘ
nationality British ⓘ
nickname Horace Rumpole (fictional character) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Rumpole of the Bailey
occupation barrister ⓘ
personalityTrait principled ⓘ
rumpled ⓘ
stubborn ⓘ
witty ⓘ
portrayedBy Leo McKern ⓘ
refersToAsSheWhoMustBeObeyed Horace Rumpole (fictional character) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Hilda Rumpole
servedIn World War II ⓘ
spouse Horace Rumpole (fictional character) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Hilda Rumpole
worksAt Old Bailey ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Horace → hasNotableBearer → Horace Rumpole (fictional character) ⓘ
Phyllida Law → televisionWork → Horace Rumpole (fictional character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rumpole of the Bailey
Horace Rumpole (fictional character) → fullName → Horace Rumpole (fictional character) self-link ⓘ
subject surface form: Horace Rumpole
this entity surface form: Horace Rumpole
Horace Rumpole (fictional character) → nickname → Horace Rumpole (fictional character) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Horace Rumpole
this entity surface form: Rumpole of the Bailey
Horace Rumpole (fictional character) → spouse → Horace Rumpole (fictional character) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Horace Rumpole
this entity surface form: Hilda Rumpole
Horace Rumpole (fictional character) → child → Horace Rumpole (fictional character) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Horace Rumpole
this entity surface form: Nicholas Rumpole
Horace Rumpole (fictional character) → fictionalUniverse → Horace Rumpole (fictional character) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Horace Rumpole
this entity surface form: Rumpole of the Bailey
Horace Rumpole (fictional character) → refersToAsSheWhoMustBeObeyed → Horace Rumpole (fictional character) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Horace Rumpole
this entity surface form: Hilda Rumpole
John Mortimer → createdCharacter → Horace Rumpole (fictional character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Horace Rumpole
Equity Court Chambers → associatedWithCharacter → Horace Rumpole (fictional character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Horace Rumpole
Equity Court Chambers → primaryCharacterChambersOf → Horace Rumpole (fictional character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Horace Rumpole
Equity Court Chambers → hasNotableMember → Horace Rumpole (fictional character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Horace Rumpole
Rumpole of the Bailey (1975 BBC Play for Today) → titleCharacter → Horace Rumpole (fictional character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Horace Rumpole
Rumpole of the Bailey (1975 BBC Play for Today) → mainCharacter → Horace Rumpole (fictional character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Horace Rumpole
Rumpole of the Bailey (1975 BBC Play for Today) → createdCharacter → Horace Rumpole (fictional character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Horace Rumpole
Rumpole of the Bailey (1975 BBC Play for Today) → introducedCharacter → Horace Rumpole (fictional character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Horace Rumpole
Château Thames Embankment → consumedBy → Horace Rumpole (fictional character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Horace Rumpole
Château Thames Embankment → fandomWikiSubject → Horace Rumpole (fictional character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rumpole of the Bailey fandom
She who must be obeyed → appliedBy → Horace Rumpole (fictional character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Horace Rumpole
She who must be obeyed → appearsIn → Horace Rumpole (fictional character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rumpole of the Bailey
She who must be obeyed → associatedWith → Horace Rumpole (fictional character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Horace Rumpole
Phyllida Trant → worksWith → Horace Rumpole (fictional character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Horace Rumpole
Phyllida Trant → fictionalUniverse → Horace Rumpole (fictional character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rumpole of the Bailey
Phyllida Trant → sharesChambersWith → Horace Rumpole (fictional character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Horace Rumpole
Timson family → primaryLegalRepresentative → Horace Rumpole (fictional character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Horace Rumpole
Claude Erskine-Brown → colleague → Horace Rumpole (fictional character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Horace Rumpole
Rumpole novels → mainCharacter → Horace Rumpole (fictional character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Horace Rumpole
Rumpole novels → featuresCharacter → Horace Rumpole (fictional character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Horace Rumpole
Leo McKern → notableWork → Horace Rumpole (fictional character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rumpole of the Bailey
Leo McKern → notableRole → Horace Rumpole (fictional character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Horace Rumpole
Samuel Ballard → characterIn → Horace Rumpole (fictional character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rumpole of the Bailey
Samuel Ballard → hasColleague → Horace Rumpole (fictional character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Horace Rumpole
Samuel Ballard → sharesChambersWith → Horace Rumpole (fictional character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Horace Rumpole
John Normington → notableWork → Horace Rumpole (fictional character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rumpole of the Bailey
Patricia Hodge → notableWork → Horace Rumpole (fictional character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rumpole of the Bailey
Samantha Bond → performedIn → Horace Rumpole (fictional character) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rumpole of the Bailey