Timothy West stars as Rumpole in two thrilling BBC radio adaptations. Prunella Scales stars as his wife, Hilda, \'she who must be obeyed\'. Rumpole on Trial Rumpole takes up the cause of young Bertie Timson, whose sole \'crime\' seems to be playing football in the street. As he endeavours to defend our ancient freedoms, he becomes uneasy about exactly what his wife Hilda is up to in her continuing friendship with a high court judge.   Going for Silk Having narrowly avoided an ASBO himself, Rumpole hopes to become a QC at last. But first he must turn his attention back to the Timson case, while also preparing to defend a young man charged with the murder of a prostitute.