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Rumpole's Last Case

By: John Mortimer
Narrated by: Bill Wallis
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The irrepressible, audacious defence barrister Horace Rumpole is back with seven marvelous stories by John Mortimer. The much loved stories were adapted from his scripts for the hugely popular TV series of the same name.

©1987 John Mortimer (P)2014 Audible, Inc. Thriller & Suspense Thriller Law Crime Fiction

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"Bill Wallis is perfect as the dry-witted and clever Rumpole... The brilliance of this audio is in the voices Wallis uses to portray each individual, displaying a wide range of dialects and accents so seamless and so suited to each that the listener will forget that only one person is doing the narration. Rumpole's asides, internal meanderings, and quotations of poetry and other commentary are conveyed with the humor they deserve in this thoroughly enjoyable collection." (AudioFile)
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Every character has an authentic and consistent voice - male, female, from anywhere in the UK and beyond, and from all social backgrounds - Bill Wallis makes them all real. The books are more solid than the TV scripts from which they developed, funnier, more nuanced, and not subject to our horror at revisiting the unfortunate fashions/hairstyles/interior decor of 1978-1992! Ideas last longer. My only real gripe - chapters often don't correspond to stories, making it harder to find the point at which one fell asleep, listening in bed.

Best Rumpole.

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John Mortimer’s spectacular wit and elegant sense of humour delivered by a great narrator are a joy to listen to, in spite of this recording’s quality.

For those who enjoy legal trickery and excellent mischievous stories.

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great stories read in such a thoroughly excellent way, capturing the nuances of each character too a tee.

The narrator is tremendous

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Listening to this is like double cream on strawberries - nothing new or surprising but utterly delightful. A wonderful way to spend a few hours.

Pure bliss

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So witty and I enjoy the complex stories - they always come right in the end.

Marvellous

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