Rumpole of the Bailey drama series. Impressed with "Rumpole of the Bailey", Lambert offered Shubik the opportunity to bring the series to Thames. John Mortimer readily agreed, since it would mean more money, and Shubik (and "Rumpole") duly left the BBC in late 1976. "Rumpole of the Bailey" made its Thames Television debut on 3 April 1978 in a series of six episodes. These introduced and established the supporting characters including Guthrie Featherstone (Peter Bowles), Claude Erskine-Browne (Julian Curry) and Phyllida Trant (Patricia Hodge). The role of Hilda was recast, with Peggy Thorpe-Bates taking on the part. Other than McKern, David Yelland (who played
Mark Bailey (writer) of the American presence in Vietnam." The film, which was made for PBS and distributed by Landmark Theaters, was nominated for an Academy Award. For his work on the film, Bailey was nominated for a Writers Guild Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. The documentary "Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton", which Bailey cowrote with Jack Youngelson, had its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2017. Bailey was also a producer of the film. In addition, Bailey was one of the producers of "Torte Bluma", a 2005 dramatic short film starring Stellan Skarsgård and Simon