{"product_id":"2940169503067","title":"Rumpole: The Gentle Art of Blackmail \u0026 other stories: Four BBC Radio 4 dramatisations","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenedict Cumberbatch plays the young Horace Rumpole in this second stellar collection of court cases, also starring Timothy West as the older Rumpole\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRumpole and the Man of God\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is 1959, and Rumpole must defend a clergyman accused of shoplifting who, although he clearly did not commit the crime, is curiously reluctant to be cross-examined under oath. Meanwhile, Hilda (she who must be obeyed) has big news...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRumpole and the Explosive Evidence\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eRumpole defends a well-known safe blower and exposes the underhand behaviour of one Dirty Dickerson, a senior police officer who is quite prepared to tamper with evidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRumpole and the Gentle Art of Blackmail\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn 1964 Rumpole returns to Oxford, where he studied law, to defend a young gardener who is accused of blackmailing the Master of St Joseph's College. Their friendship had provoked rumours of homosexuality—still illegal in those days—and the Master says he has been threatened with a public accusation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRumpole and the Expert Witness\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eRumpole is asked to defend a GP, Dr Ned Dacre, who is accused of murdering his wife, Sally. The plot thickens when the local pathologist turns out to have history with Dr Ned...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47097996443888,"sku":"2940169503067","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169503067_p0.jpg?v=1763684849","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169503067","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}