Thames Television. 1980.

      Numerous crime dramas are viewable on television. Finding a crime drama that is worth watching is becoming more difficult. One place for quality crime dramas are local, used bookstores. Many crime drama television series originated from famous novels. Agatha Christie’s Poirot is an example of a quality crime drama adapted to television and movies-on-demand. The little Belgian detective set the standard for crime drama. Another series that features a famous detective is John Mortimer’s courtroom drama, Rumpole of the Bailey. Poirot fascinated audiences with his little grey cells. Rumpole of the Bailey adds intrigue to criminal drama with his passionate defense of the criminal classes. A criminal defense lawyer, Rumpole’s knowledge of the criminal mind thickens the intrigue in this crime drama series. Rumpole’s use of bluff and theatrics in the defense of his clients adds several sub-plots to the intrigue. Intrigue moves quickly and humorously along in this tale of a rascally defense lawyer.
A family-oriented series, Rumpole of the Bailey will not shock its viewers with science fiction plots of murder and indifferent attitudes towards evil. Reality is emphasized in this series, as is Rumpole’s vast understanding of human nature. Rumpole’s knowledge of the criminal mind thickens the intrigue in this crime drama series. Rumpole treats those caught in the criminal court process with compassion. His sympathy for the accused does not alter his search for the truth.  Justice is a theme that is returned to again and again in this series: justice for the accused and justice for the victim.
       The criminal classes respect Rumpole for his incorruptibility and for his efforts to preserve due process. The judges, prosecutors, and police view Rumpole as old-fashioned. The law has become a way for society to trap its citizens, until the third strike puts them in jail forever. Legal information on the third strike rule can be found by contacting a Los Angeles law firm. Justice is rarely a concern. Rumpole realizes the courts no longer advocate for this liberty of man. He uses every means possible to capture the hearts and minds of the jury in his attempt to preserve due process. Rumpole’s use of bluff and theatrics in the defense of his clients adds several sub-plots to the intrigue in this crime drama series. One episode shows Rumpole convincing a jury that the victim stole his own things, instead of the defendant, in a hilarious twist. Another episode reveals Rumpole’s ability to trick his fellow prosecutors into baiting the presiding judge for the defendant’s benefit.
     Throughout his career as a defense lawyer, Rumpole entertains his audience with quotes from Wordsworth, Shelley, Keats, and Shakespeare. Rumpole uses these quotes to link odd human behaviors to crime. Current legal information on crime can be found by contacting a Reno law firm. Whitt and intrigue enliven crime drama in this endearing tale of wizened lawyer and his humorous defense of the criminal classes. Families and crime drama fans will enjoy this British TV. series for many years to come.

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              Tired of unimaginative plots and stale movie lines? Instead of going to the movie theater this holiday season, consider renting a TV. series that enlivens the mind with both strong male and female characters. The TV. series, The House of Eliott, conducts fresh plots and conveys witty lines in this dramatic rendition of a 1920s fashion house. The House of Eliott explores the unknown world of Coterie fashion. The House of Eliott reveals the creation of ready-to-wear clothes. This British TV. series brings fresh appeal to drama TV. through multiple, fast-moving plots and witty dialogue, as it explores the zenith of Coterie fashion.
Two sisters, played by actresses’ Stella Gonet and Louise Lombard, build a Coterie fashion house to support themselves and to stage their unique and bold designs. The Coterie allows the sisters to explore the unknown world of wealthy, influential fashion. It is an unusual fashion design business venture for two unmarried sisters in 1920s England and not well-received by either the fashion icons of the time or family members. The Eliott’s Coterie grows into a well-established British fashion house despite financial struggles and employee intrigue.  Stella Gonet wrote the screen script for the series as a way to challenge her acting abilities and her audience. The behind-the-scenes process of Coterie women’s designs is re-created with flare and historical accuracy. The series answers several poignant questions, including how ready-to-wear clothes originated and the reason for their poor quality, when compared to their sister Coterie designs.
                Most of the populace has no control over designer fashion: the length of skirts, how much blouses reveal, how feminine or un-feminine ready-to-wear outfits are, and the choice of colors and patterns. Designers prepare outfits for the populace, with the hope that the populace will reveal their wishes by purchasing or not purchasing their designs. The House of Eliott explores how the ready-to-wear industry began and the mass appeal that resulted. World War I introduced a new type of worker into the workforce: the female secretary. Female secretaries were smart, independent, and chic. They earned a middle-class living, which brought a new demand to the fashion world: affordable designer clothing and womens designer handbags. Coteries, like the House of Eliott, took their expensive designs and altered them to meet middle-class tastes. The intricate stitch work, flowing material, and expensive fabric of Coterie were replaced with ready-to-wear material, such as cotton. When the altered designs first arrived in department stores, ready-to-wear fashions were unique from one another, resulting in a lasting, mass enthusiasm. The House of Eliott recreates this world with a Coterie boldness and ready-to-wear flare in its own way, making it a Coterie of TV. drama.

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