The Darling Buds of May (TV series) and 2.1, respectively. Although a male character, John Blenheim was played by Daisy-May Bates, granddaughter of the author of the books. Various other actors appeared in more than one storyline, i.e. in more than one double episode. Having been sold to MGM films in 1959, it wasn't until 1989 that Richard Bates, son of the author of the original books H. E. Bates, was able to purchase the rights to the novels. At the same time, Yorkshire Television were looking for a new project for David Jason, having starred for them in "A Bit of a Do". Richard Bates went
George E. Bates (professor) George E. Bates (professor) George E. Bates (1902-1992) was an American academic. He was a Professor of Investment Management at the Harvard Business School and the editor of the "Harvard Business Review". George E. Bates graduated from the University of Missouri. He also earned a master in business administrator (M.B.A.) from the Harvard Business School in 1925. Bates started his career as an Assistant Dean at the Harvard Business School in 1925. Over the course of his forty-year career as a faculty member, he became the Winston Professor of Investment Management at the Harvard Business School. He authored two books