Rumpole of the Bailey (TV Series)
Rumpole for the Prosecution (1991)
Leo McKern: Horace Rumpole
Quotes
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Samuel 'Soapy Sam' Ballard, Q.C. : The danger here is passive alcoholism. You have heard of passive smoking?
Horace Rumpole : Yes, I heard of it, but personally I prefer the active variety.
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Samuel 'Soapy Sam' Ballard, Q.C. : When we invite colleagues to dinner at Waltham Cross, we make it clear our home is an alcohol-free zone.
Horace Rumpole : Oh really? Well you'll probably find it's a Rumpole-free zone as well, old darling.
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Horace Rumpole : Claude seems to conduct his love life with a maximum of embarrassment to all concerned and a minimum of sexual satisfaction.
