Chronology
As a rule of thumb the buyer should be aware that the earliest Rumpole shows from 1977 and 1978 begin with Volume 11 and continue to Volume 17. Shows from 1983,1987,1988 and 1991 are found in Volumes 1-10. All other shows in Vol.17-21. Each volume contains two episodes. You can buy a volume or packages. The six package set contains Volumes 11-16. The first ten volumes are found in this big package or a combination of three smaller packages. With the exception of the six package set Amazon does lists the volumes. The particular episodes that are found in each volume:
1)The Genuine Article(1983)and The Old Boy Network(1983)
2)The Blind Tasting(1987)and The Sporting Life(1983)
3)The Judge's Elbow(1987)and Rumpole's Last Case(1987)
4)The Old,OldStory(1987)and Rumpole and Portia(1988)
5)The Offical Secret(1987)and The Female of the Species(1983)
6)The Golden Thread(1983)and The Last Resort(1983)
7)The Bubble Reputation(1988)and The Age of Miracles(1988)
8)The Tap End(1988)and The Quality of Life(1988)
9)Rumpole a'la Carte(1991)and The Summer of Discontent(1991)
10)Rumpole at Sea(1991)and The Right to Silence(1991)
11)Younger Generation(1978)and The Honourable Member(1978)
12)The Married Lady(1978)and The Learned Friends(1978)
13)The Heavy Brigade(1978)and The Man of God(1979)
14)A Case of Identity(1979)and Rumpole and the Showfolk(1979)
15)The Fascist Beast(1979)and The Age of Retirement(1979)
16)The Bright Seraphim(1987)and The Barrow Boy(1988)
17)The Alternative Society(1978)and Course of True Love(1979)
18)Rumpole and the Quacks(1991)and Rumpole for Prosecution(1991)
The last three volumes deal with the shows in 1992.

Rumpole and His Fellow Eccentrics at Their Finest
A delightful series of well produced and very entertaining episodes featuring Leo McKern as Horace Bailey, the Wordsworth-quoting barrister of London's Old Bailey and the characters that populate his world. These videos are very faithful to John Mortimer's original stories. They dramatically bring to life the pompous judges (e.g., Guthrie Featherstone), inept managers ("Soapy Sam" Ballard), upper class twits (Claude Erskine-Brown), and of course She Who Must Be Obeyed (Hilda). A perfect blend of very British humor, intriguing mystery, as well as a cultural education in British jurisprudence.