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Rumpole: The Gentle Art of Blackmail & Other Stories
- Narrated by: Benedict Cumberbatch, full cast, Timothy West
- Length: 2 hrs and 55 mins
- Radio/TV Program
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Thriller & Suspense
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Publisher's Summary
Benedict Cumberbatch plays the young Horace Rumpole in this second stellar collection of court cases, also starring Timothy West as the older Rumpole.
'Rumpole and the Man of God': It is 1959, and Rumpole must defend a clergyman accused of shoplifting who, although he clearly did not commit the crime, is curiously reluctant to be cross-examined under oath. Meanwhile, Hilda (she who must be obeyed) has big news....
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'Rumpole and the Expert Witness': Rumpole is asked to defend a GP, Dr Ned Dacre, who is accused of murdering his wife, Sally. The plot thickens when the local pathologist turns out to have history with Dr Ned....
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-19-18
Another series of Mysteries acted out amazingly!!!
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- Karen Reid
- 10-07-18
Crying baby Soooooo annoying
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- tigerlily0821
- 01-24-21
A Struggle To listen to all parts
If you enjoy the sounds of slurping, gulping and smacking of lips, this is the performance for you. There are many scenes that occur in a cafe and the sounds are insufferable.
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- Lynn Cook
- 05-06-19
Wonderful acting
Great stories, I was able to see the actors in every way in my imagination
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- ali
- 02-06-19
You had me at Rumpole!
Brilliant performances, brilliant story, amazing way to spend my winter afternoon! I must have more!
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- A Human on Planet Earth
- 09-24-18
A Great Serving of Whit and Satire
The cast fleshes out Rumpole’s various tales in an enticing manner. I’ve purchased all three of the Rumpole compilations and listen to them while working, cooking and even sleeping. And having a small Bluetooth speaker makes it that much better!
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- Bookbums
- 05-02-18
Disappointed
I did not know how to rate by the stars. I am profoundly tone deaf. On the phone. I know "Hi Mon" is my daughter as I only have 1 child, and "Hi dear, is my husband. And 4 readers/narrators. So, with all the music, which sounds like small creatures being, this was not for me.eviscerated
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- iThink2022
- 01-08-19
Better than Excellent!
I haven't laughed so much in ages! The narration is Brilliant! The stories are wonderful! Compulsive listening! Have just finished this, my first Audible Rumpole, and I am about to buy my next!! Can't live without Rumpole! Recommend 100 p.c.!
Thank you Audible!!
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- susii
- 05-08-18
fantastic book!
i love rumpole of the bailey and this is a great cast ....10/10 .....definatley worth a listen
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- jasonmk
- 07-24-18
Absolutely loved it. Benedict is brilliant.
Absolutely fantastic brilliant love it. Timothy West as well. It's a must, must listening audio book.
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- Robin
- 05-23-22
Guilty Pleasure
Brilliant casting, especially the old and the young Rumpole. Enjoyed it more than i thought i would.
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- Eve Carroll
- 12-23-20
Timeless Classic
I loved this book. The narration with Timothy West as old Rumpole and Benedict Cumberbatch as the younger works wonderfully.
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- Gruzenburg
- 07-22-20
classic rumpole
great story. delivered deliciously by the actors. especially like cumberbach. some of the views expressed are rather dated....
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- Bernard Byrne
- 04-24-19
Not a classic
For me, Cumberbatch gets the relationship between Rumpole and Hilda horribly wrong. There is too much overt hostility, not the simmering tension that the ITV series portrayed so well (and Maurice Denham too in the earlier BBC Radio productions) This completely lacks subtlety and detracts from the enjoyment of some very good stories.
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- Mark Underwood
- 08-18-18
Rumpole
Great fun to listen too. Humors and a good story. Very well read. Would listen to it again.
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- Shane
- 05-07-22
An unlikeable younger Rumpole
The performances are good, as are the stories from John Mortimer, but the scripts present the younger Rumpole as bumptious, argumentative, a spiteful husband and a neglectful father.
These qualities are part of the older Rumpole, too, but not so unappealing as in these scripts.
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- Alfergus
- 05-01-18
Just perfect
All the performances were superlative and the adaptations neatly done. Completely enjoyable. Never thought to hear better Rumpole than Leo Mckern but between them, Timothy West and Benedict Cumberbatch have done it!