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Hilda Rumpole

His formidable wife, She Who Must Be Obeyed · John Mortimer

Hilda Rumpole is his formidable wife, She Who Must Be Obeyed.

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Character facts

First appearance
Rumpole of the Bailey (1978)
Latest appearance
Rumpole at Christmas (2009)
Books
16 (16 major)
Series
Rumpole
Author
John Mortimer
Circle
Equity Court chambers

Where to meet Hilda Rumpole

Hilda Rumpole first appears in Rumpole of the Bailey (1978), in a major role, book 1 of the Rumpole series.

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Every book with Hilda Rumpole

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

  1. 1978MRumpole of the Baileymajor role · RumpoleBuy
  2. 1979MThe Trials of Rumpolemajor role · RumpoleBuy
  3. 1980MRumpole's Returnmajor role · RumpoleBuy
  4. 1982MRumpole for the Defencemajor role · RumpoleBuy
  5. 1983MRumpole and the Golden Threadmajor role · RumpoleBuy
  6. 1987MRumpole's Last Casemajor role · RumpoleBuy
  7. 1988MRumpole and the Age of Miraclesmajor role · RumpoleBuy
  8. 1990MRumpole à la Cartemajor role · RumpoleBuy
  9. 1992MRumpole on Trialmajor role · RumpoleBuy
  10. 1995MRumpole and the Angel of Deathmajor role · RumpoleBuy
  11. 2001MRumpole Rests His Casemajor role · RumpoleBuy
  12. 2002MRumpole and the Primrose Pathmajor role · RumpoleBuy
  13. 2004MRumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murdersmajor role · RumpoleBuy
  14. 2006MRumpole and the Reign of Terrormajor role · RumpoleBuy
  15. 2007MThe Anti-Social Behaviour of Horace Rumpolemajor role · RumpoleBuy
  16. 2009MRumpole at Christmasmajor role · RumpoleBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Horace RumpoleOld Bailey defence barrister16
Claude Erskine-BrownOpera-loving barrister in chambers15
Phyllida TrantYoung barrister, later Erskine-Brown's wife15
Guthrie FeatherstoneHead of chambers, later a judge10