WILL HER BON MOTS MATCH THE ORIGINAL’S?

‘She who must be obeyed’

(Rumpole’s description of wife Hilda)

‘I often think that knowledge of the law is a bit of a handicap to a barrister’

‘Murder is nothing more than common assault with unfortunate consequences’

‘It must have come as a huge relief for those who heard Rumpole had kicked the bucket to hear he had just turned a little pale’ ‘Lawyers and tarts… the two oldest professions in the world – and we always aim to please!’

‘An Englishman’s gin bottle is his castle’