| Genre | Radio Play |
|---|---|
| Running time | 4 x 45 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Languages | English |
| Home station | BBC Radio 4 |
| Starring | Timothy West Prunella Scales Sophie Thompson Joanna David |
| Creators | John Mortimer |
| Writers | Richard Stoneman (adapted) |
| Directors | Marilyn Imrie |
| Air dates | 24 September, 2003 to 15 October, 2003 |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
Rumpole and the Primrose Path is a light hearted legal comedy, one of six short stories in an anthology [1]by writer John Mortimer. It is the 12th in a series based in part on his own past experiences as a barrister but also notable for their use of themes topical at the time each was published.[2] It begins with the eponymous hero[3] marooned in a nursing home where he feels some shady business is going on. It was later the first episode in a short series of 45 minute radio plays starring real life husband and wife duo Timothy West and Prunella Scales.[4] The additional stories were: