Lawyers 'R' Us: Fiction's Finest Legal Eagles Quiz

Answer: Horace Rumpole

'Rumpole of the Bailey' was the creation of real-life barrister John Mortimer QC (Queen's Counsel). The character first appeared in a series of books and then transferred to British television, with Leo McKern in the title role in 42 episodes from 1978 to 1992. Rumpole always defended his clients, he never prosecuted.

He always referred to his wife as "She Who Must Be Obeyed". Leo McKern played him as a less than dapper character who liked his glass of wine, despite the protestations of his wife, Hilda.

Answer: Arnie Becker

Arnie Becker was played by Corbin Benson in 'L.A. Law' between 1986 and 1994. The show won five Golden Globes. It was created by David E. Kelley, the man behind some of US TV's top hits. The fictitious law firm contained a mixture of characters representing all possible human traits. Becker was the partner who had an eye for the ladies, and they rarely objected.

Answer: Roger Thursby

Roger Thursby was the creation of Henry Cecil Leon, a British High Court judge. Writing under the pen name Henry Cecil, he created Thursby in 1955 in the novel 'Brothers in Law'. It was later turned into a radio and television series, and a 1957 movie.

Answer: Bobby Donnell

Dylan McDermott played Bobby Donnell in 'The Practice'. He soon gathered a band of like-minded crusading colleagues with the guts to take on big businesses and those who would trample all over the ordinary people. The show ran for eight seasons from 1997 and won an Emmy and a Golden Globe. Leland McKenzie and Tommy Mullaney were characters in 'L.A. Law'. Alan Shore was a character in 'Boston Legal'.

Answer: John Deed

Martin Shaw starred as Judge John Deed in the the show of the same name on British television. The show ran for six seasons between 2001 and 2007. Regular characters included Deed's ex-wife and his ex-girlfriend, both barristers, and his initially rebellious daughter, who also became a lawyer. Rather than staying strictly impartial as judges are meant to, Deed often interfered in the cases brought before him and was regarded as an irksome maverick by the legal authorities, with whom he was almost constantly in conflict.

Answer: Anna Forbes

Anna Forbes was played by Daniela Nardini in the cult BBC TV show 'This Life' (1996 and 1997). The role brought her a BAFTA award for best actress. The two series were based on the lives of very junior lawyers sharing a house as they battled to get their careers started. Anna seemed to struggle, but was not afraid to use her charms, and even had an affair with one of the other characters.

She seemed both hard-bitten and vulnerable

Answer: Arthur Branch

Fred Thompson, played Arthur Branch in the long-running 'Law and Order'. It first aired in 1990. Branch was the New York City District Attorney in series 13 through to 17. Sam Waterston played ADA Jack McCoy for 13 seasons and became DA in season 18. McCoy was ruthless and noted for often going out on a limb in pursuit of a justice that sometimes only he saw. Branch was more pragmatic and tried to counsel McCoy against some of his excesses.

Answer: Atticus Finch

Atticus Finch was the lawyer at the heart of Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "To Kill A Mockingbird". He was hired to defend a black man charged with the rape of a white woman. The book was published in 1960 and the movie was made in 1962.

Answer: Ainsley Hayes

Ainsley Hayes was played by Emily Procter in 'The West Wing' between 2000 and 2002 and again between 2004 and 2006. She was hired to work in the legal adviser's office of Jed Bartlett's fictional White House. An early introduction came when she took on and demolished one of Bartlett's key advisers, Sam Seaborn, in a television debate.

Answer: Nathan Petrelli

Nathan Petrelli was played by Adrian Pasdar in 'Heroes', which first appeared on US TV screens in 2006. Each of the heroes had a special power, Petrelli could fly. In the first series he was a congressman running for president of the USA.