The Timson clan again keeps Rumpole's supply of fine port going.
Tony Timson has been accused of trying to drown his wife. Sir Guthrie Featherstone is the presiding judge but he is in a rush. The Queen has commanded his presence to attend a royal garden party.
This gives Rumpole an opportunity to get Tim to plead guilty to a lesser charge and get off with a paltry sentence which includes a £50 fine.
However Featherstone's remarks causes Liz Probert to get upset. Before you know it the press accuse Featherstone of being a sexist and the Lord Chancellor's department are angling him to take early retirement.
Even Mrs Rumpole outraged and she enrols on an Open University legal course and threatens to join the chambers as a barrister.
The problem is Tim Timson is in trouble again. Accused of to robbing an off licence and hitting the female assistant.
It is an episode of the foolishness of Judges. Featherstone tries to cover up his mistake by fixing the shorthand and then buying the typing clerk some flowers. Other's in Featherstone's old chambers think they might be the one to replace him as Judge. Even the prosecutor puts pressure on him knowing about his kindness to the typist.
Only Rumpole seems to be there to help out his former head of his chambers. All because Featherstone wanted to attend a Royal garden party. He did not even get to meet the Queen. What a shame my mum did when she attended one!
Tony Timson has been accused of trying to drown his wife. Sir Guthrie Featherstone is the presiding judge but he is in a rush. The Queen has commanded his presence to attend a royal garden party.
This gives Rumpole an opportunity to get Tim to plead guilty to a lesser charge and get off with a paltry sentence which includes a £50 fine.
However Featherstone's remarks causes Liz Probert to get upset. Before you know it the press accuse Featherstone of being a sexist and the Lord Chancellor's department are angling him to take early retirement.
Even Mrs Rumpole outraged and she enrols on an Open University legal course and threatens to join the chambers as a barrister.
The problem is Tim Timson is in trouble again. Accused of to robbing an off licence and hitting the female assistant.
It is an episode of the foolishness of Judges. Featherstone tries to cover up his mistake by fixing the shorthand and then buying the typing clerk some flowers. Other's in Featherstone's old chambers think they might be the one to replace him as Judge. Even the prosecutor puts pressure on him knowing about his kindness to the typist.
Only Rumpole seems to be there to help out his former head of his chambers. All because Featherstone wanted to attend a Royal garden party. He did not even get to meet the Queen. What a shame my mum did when she attended one!
