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Phyllida Trant

Young barrister, later Erskine-Brown's wife · John Mortimer

Phyllida Trant is a young barrister, later Erskine-Brown’s wife.

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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 Phyllida Trant

Phyllida Trant 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 Phyllida Trant

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
Claude Erskine-BrownOpera-loving barrister in chambers15
Hilda RumpoleHis formidable wife, She Who Must Be Obeyed15
Horace RumpoleOld Bailey defence barrister15
Guthrie FeatherstoneHead of chambers, later a judge10