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Claude Erskine-Brown

Opera-loving barrister in chambers · John Mortimer

Claude Erskine-Brown is an opera-loving barrister in chambers.

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Character facts

First appearance
Rumpole of the Bailey (1978)
Latest appearance
The Anti-Social Behaviour of Horace Rumpole (2007)
Books
15 (15 minor)
Series
Rumpole
Author
John Mortimer
Circle
Equity Court chambers

Where to meet Claude Erskine-Brown

Claude Erskine-Brown first appears in Rumpole of the Bailey (1978), in a minor role, book 1 of the Rumpole series.

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Every book with Claude Erskine-Brown

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1978·Rumpole of the Baileyminor role · RumpoleBuy
  2. 1979·The Trials of Rumpoleminor role · RumpoleBuy
  3. 1980·Rumpole's Returnminor role · RumpoleBuy
  4. 1982·Rumpole for the Defenceminor role · RumpoleBuy
  5. 1983·Rumpole and the Golden Threadminor role · RumpoleBuy
  6. 1987·Rumpole's Last Caseminor role · RumpoleBuy
  7. 1988·Rumpole and the Age of Miraclesminor role · RumpoleBuy
  8. 1990·Rumpole à la Carteminor role · RumpoleBuy
  9. 1992·Rumpole on Trialminor role · RumpoleBuy
  10. 1995·Rumpole and the Angel of Deathminor role · RumpoleBuy
  11. 2001·Rumpole Rests His Caseminor role · RumpoleBuy
  12. 2002·Rumpole and the Primrose Pathminor role · RumpoleBuy
  13. 2004·Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murdersminor role · RumpoleBuy
  14. 2006·Rumpole and the Reign of Terrorminor role · RumpoleBuy
  15. 2007·The Anti-Social Behaviour of Horace Rumpoleminor role · RumpoleBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Hilda RumpoleHis formidable wife, She Who Must Be Obeyed15
Horace RumpoleOld Bailey defence barrister15
Phyllida TrantYoung barrister, later Erskine-Brown's wife15
Guthrie FeatherstoneHead of chambers, later a judge10