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Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders (Audio Cassette)

by John Clifford Mortimer (Author), William Wallis (Narrator)

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Audio Cassette
Publisher: Sound Library; Unabridged edition (January 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0792734378
ISBN-13: 978-0792734376
Product Dimensions: 22.1 x 13.5 x 3.3 cm
Shipping Weight: 318 g

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Mortimer's beloved barrister, Horace Rumpole, at last tells the tale, hitherto mentioned only in passing, of the Penge Bungalow murders, the case that made his reputation as a defense lawyer decades ago. Simon Jerold stands accused of shooting his father, a bomber pilot during WWII, and an RAF buddy of his father's some hours after a quarrel in which Simon threatened his father with a German Luger. Simon appears headed for the gallows with perfunctory defense from C.H. Wystan, Rumpole's by-the-book head of chambers. Leave it to young Rumpole, an inexperienced "white wig," to see a chink or two in the prosecution's case and step up to Simon's defense, even at the risk of ruffling his supercilious superior's feathers. Subplots include the farcical circumstances that lead the romantically challenged Rumpole to become engaged to Wystan's daughter, Hilda (aka "She Who Must Be Obeyed"), and his introduction to the felonious Timson family, one of whose hapless members he defends in an unrelated burglary trial—which incidentally provides a clue to a key motive of one of the principals in the murder case. If a British airman circa 1942 committing treason in the belief that Hitler was going to win the war isn't entirely convincing, Mortimer (Rumpole and the Primrose Path) never fails to delight.
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Bill Wallis is brilliant as Horace Rumpole, the cantankerous hero of 12 volumes of Mortimer's Wodehousian accounts of life at the Old Bailey. In this entry, Rumpole is writing his memoirs about his long and irreverent career, beginning with his first case, the Penge Bungalow murders. (This is also the case that brought him to the attention of Hilda, aka, "She who must be obeyed.") Wallis's Rumpole sounds just as he should as he narrates his memoir: gruff, wistful, funny, sly, and infuriatingly lovable. Fans of the BBC-TV series will be pleased to learn that he sounds much like its star, Leo McKern, without trying to be a carbon copy. Wallis is also word-perfect with the wild assortment of secondary characters, from members of the British legal profession (who range from loopy to pompous) to Hilda's refined friends to the denizens of the witness box. Listeners will be sorely tempted to listen to this in one sitting and will be disappointed when it ends. R.E.K. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Is Rumpole's First Case His Swan Song?, Nov 29 2005

By	microfiche (Scarborough, ON Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

This review is from: Rumpole And The Penge Bungalow Murders (Hardcover)

I jumped for joy when I read the cover. At last, we were about to learn the truth of that greatest of all Rumpole's cases: the one, the only, "Penge Bungalow Murders".

Now, Horace is in superb form. Nothing wrong with our Rumpole. But I was expecting a different case than the one his scribe John Mortimer put to paper.

First off: the doctor. According to one of the former stories, Rumpole had the fine forensic assistance of a doctor (whose son Rumpole later got off the charge of wife murder) He wasn't there.

2nd) Three Fingers Doherty does not seem the same man. His 'Three fingers' nickname was given him for a different reason here than the reason Rumpole gave it in an earlier story.

Hilda, however is wonderfully masterful, even as a young woman.
And how Rumpole won, alone and without a leader, is classic Rumpole.

But it seems somehow a very gloom laden story - as if Horace, in his wheelchair awaiting summons to his last court appearance, no longer found satisfaction in recalling it.

Is this the last Rumpole story?

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