Sixty-year-old working-class protagonist who campaigns against pensioners paying TV license fees. After being jailed briefly for this cause, his son steals a Goya painting to support him. Kempton sends ransom notes, confesses at trial, and successfully argues he merely borrowed the art. He is acquitted of the theft, reconciles with his wife, and becomes a public advocate for his cause.
Legal representation where Jeremy provides strategic defense for Kempton's theft charges.
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