'Rumpole and the Show Folk' is an odd episode, but a very enjoyable one. Set in a generic town in the north west, exteriors possibly filmed in Greater Manchester from the colour of the buses, this sees Rumpole defending an actress (Eleanor Bron) accused of murdering her actor husband in the dressing room of a provincial theatre. John Wells does an entertaining turn as the manager of the company, but it's Bron who steals the show, having remained largely mute for the first act.