Folinskyinla

Hi:

I remember him as Cardinal Wolsey in Man For All Seasons. Paul Scofield got the Oscar for Best Actor for his portrayal of Sir Thomas More.

Folinskyinla

Hi:

The books are great. Most of them are short stories and most of the episodes were based on the stories. They are easy reading.

BTW, there used to be an Immigration Judge in Los Angeles whom the bar called "The Mad Bull."

donahso

Gotta love Leo Kern. Rumpole was a fitting character for him and saw most of the episodes that were broadcast here, but I also had the pleasure of seeing him in Shakespearian roles. He was a tremendous actor.

Donut

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Folinskyinla <member4043@british_expats.com> wrote:

    > > I really liked the TV adaptation. Never read the books.
    > >
    > > Did it show over here, did not think it was quite suited to US market.
    > >
    > > I often use the phrase, and of course ''her indoors'
    > >
    > > Did Inspector Morse make it? I could see that working.
    >
    > Hi:
    >
    > Both programs were on PBS as have been the Prime Suspect series.
    >
    > American lawyers just LOVE Rumpole -- even some of those "Old Darlings"
    > on the bench. Did you know that the outside shots of the Chambers on
    > Equity Court are actually those of Mortimer's Chambers? I have a pic of
    > yours truly posing by the hanging shingles. Its right across from the
    > Temple Church.

With all due respect - the British have a knack for these shows,
Rumpole, Morse and a host of others. They just do them better then the
uber-violent versions we see here like "The Shield". But I am surprised
the Rumpole is so revered by the legal eagles here. He is so utterly
different and the legal system in which he functions is totally alien to
what we here, both in fiction - TV -and reality. This is not a judgement
over which is "better or worse" they just evolved differently.

Here's a thought...imagine Rumpole doing immigration cases...

L D Jones

Boiler wrote:

    >>Perhaps I might but the fact is that I've tried a few times in my
    >>younger years to watch British TV series on PBS and never found them
    >>entertaining, i.e. Up the Downstair Case. My first husband loved
    >>Monty Pyton but I never saw the humour in it. I know this site is for
    >>British expats so sorry, don't mean to offend.
    >
    >
[...]
    > I just wonder how an unalduterated US version of Gimmee Gimmee would go
    > over on main stream US TV?.

Now that i'd like to see except that the network would cast some
American actress as Lynda and it would be horrible