PBS Mystery Poster RUMPOLE OF THE BAILEY / c.1981 Chwast / Rating: VG to Fine!

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PBS Mystery Theater Presents
"RUMPOLE  OF THE BAILEY"
by John Mortimer
Of all the late John Mortimer's achievements - which include defending
the editors of Oz and the Sex Pistols in court, his autobiographical play
A Voyage Round My Father, and the glorious practice of drinking a
glass of champagne before breakfast - undoubtedly the greatest
was creating Horace Rumpole. From the name that Dickens could
not have bettered to the suite of tics that defined him, Rumpole
was a classic character. He was the sort of barrister that those
actually called to the bar would like to be: independent, unpompous
(barristers were merely "hacks"), ready to interpose themselves
between a powerful state and a fundamentally harmless criminal
defendant, and a superb performer both in court and in the
Fleet Street wine bar Pommeroy's. But what viewers loved
about Rumpole of the Bailey was his quirks. He liked the
not-so-fine things in life: stinky cheroots and cheap
claret (which Rumpole called Chateau Thames
Embankment). He was literary too, in a
dog-eared fashion, quoting Wordsworth
at all times and at great length. And
then there was the pretend deference
to his wife Hilda, or "She who must
be obeyed". Mortimer endowed all
this rich material to his character;
but it was the actor Leo McKern
(1920-2002 ) who gave Rumpole
all his plump,
bulbous-nosed
glory in a series
that began
in 1978 and ran
until 1992.
This Seymour Chwast poster is nearly impossible to find
today. Very few ever make it to auction. Most
are found in galleries or private collections.
This particular PBS Mystery Theater
Poster is quite rare.
the SKINNY
Item: PBS Mobil Mystery Theater Poster
“RUMPOLE OF THE BAILEY”
Artist: Seymour Chwast
Size: 30" x 46" / 76 cm x 117 cm
Issue Date: 1981
PBS Host: Gene Shalit
Featuring: Leo McKern
Availability: Quite Rare / Not Commercially Available
Condition: Excellent / Rating: B+ to A-
save for slight edgewear normal for vintage posters of this era
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This vintage PBS poster is an ORIGINAL FIRST PRINTING issued
in 1981. It is NOT a reprint or a reproduction. Mobil offered
these posters to PBS television stations during the run of
the series and were not commercially available.
Stored in a Smoke-FREE, Pet-FREE environment
Photos are of the ACTUAL Poster
Unless otherwise noted, all white spots on photos are
reflections from camera flash and overhead lighting.
A perfect gift for the "Mystery Lover" in your
life, even if it happens to be you!
Note: This poster was never folded. An unfolded
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