| MORTIMER | John -; barrister who wrote the Rumpole of the Bailey television series and books (8) |
| RUMPOLE | ___ of the Bailey, TV series starring Leo McKern (7) |
| ELIOTNESS | Leader of the US federal law agents in the television series and film The Untouchables (5,4) |
| CACKLE | Miss -; headmistress in two television series and a film based on Jill Murphy's The Worst Witch books (6) |
| MISHMASH | In a slurred fashion, regret the passing of a cult US TV series and variety (8) |
| BRADSHAW | Carrie _, character reprised by Sarah Jessica Parker in the TV series And Just Like That... (8) |
| HODGE | A rustic or countryman; an actress in Rumpole of the Bailey and a television adaptation of Rosamunde Pilcher's The Shell Seekers; or, Samuel Johnson's most famous cat (5) |
| BARRISTER | Practioner of the law such as Rumpole of the Bailey |
| LEO | Sign of Mr McKern of Rumpole of the Bailey (3) |
| HORACE | Rumpole of "Rumpole of the Bailey" |
| JOHNMORTIMER | Author of Rumpole of the Bailey (4,8) |
| PENGE | The ___ Bungalow Murders, fictional legal case that was Rumpole of the Bailey's greatest triumph (5) |
| HILDA | Rumpole of the Bailey's wife, 'she who must be obeyed' (5) |
| SHE | Rumpole Of The Bailey's wife Hilda was '... who must be obeyed' |
| WIG | Head wear in a Rumpole of the Bailey story |
| MCKERN | Rumpole of the Bailey star Leo ... (6) |
| LEOMCKERN | Rumpole of the Bailey star (3,6) |
| JURIST | Rumpole of the Bailey, e.g. |
| CHERIEBLAIR | Barrister who co-wrote The Goldfish Bowl: Married to the Prime Minister |
| BAILEY | Rumpole of the _, TV series created by John Mortimer (6) |
