Rumpole of the Bailey Rumpole and the Children of the Devil (1978–1992) Online
- Original Title :
- Rumpole and the Children of the Devil
- Genre :
- TV Episode / Crime / Drama / Mystery
- Year :
- 1978–1992
- Directror :
- James Cellan Jones
- Cast :
- Leo McKern,Marion Mathie,Peter Blythe
- Writer :
- John Mortimer
- Type :
- TV Episode
- Time :
- 50min
- Rating :
- 8.1/10
A well-meaning but overly officious social worker believes that Cary Timson is involved in devil worship and has his eight year-old daughter removed from her home. Rumpole defends the parents at the subsequent hearing. The zealously religious Ballard is offended that Rumpole would defend alleged devil worshipers and maneuvers to remove him from his office. As a sidebar, Hilda follows Rumpole when she suspects him of infidelity.
| Episode cast overview, first billed only: | |||
 | Leo McKern | - | Horace Rumpole |
 | Marion Mathie | - | Hilda Rumpole |
 | Peter Blythe | - | Samuel Ballard Q.C. |
| Abigail McKern | - | Liz Probert |
| Julian Curry | - | Claude Erskine-Brown |
 | Jonathan Coy | - | Henry |
| Denis Lill | - | Mr. Bernard |
 | Camille Coduri | - | Dot Clapton |
| Joanna Van Gyseghem | - | Lady Marigold Featherstone |
| Rowena Cooper | - | Marguerite Ballard |
| Christopher Milburn | - | Dave Inchcape |
 | Joanna David | - | Mirabelle Jones |
| Chrissie Cotterill | - | Roz Timson (as Chrissie Coterill) |
| Paul Bigley | - | Cary Timson |
| Ron Pember | - | Dennis Timson |
The film on television that Dominic Molloy is watching is the classic Hammer horror film "The Devil Rides Out" starring Christopher Lee.