Rumpole and the Primrose Path and wife duo Timothy West and Prunella Scales. The additional stories were: Rumpole and the Primrose Path Rumpole and the Primrose Path is a light hearted legal comedy, one of six short stories in an anthology by writer John Mortimer. It is the 12th in a series based in part on his own past experiences as a barrister but also notable for their use of themes topical at the time each was published. It begins with the eponymous hero marooned in a nursing home where he feels some shady business is going on. It was later the first episode in
H. E. Bailey 1947. Bailey became the General Manager of the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority on January 13, 1951. In this role, he oversaw the construction of the Turner Turnpike. Bailey is the namesake of the H. E. Bailey Turnpike, which connects Oklahoma City to Lawton and is now part of Interstate 44. H. E. Bailey Harry E. Bailey (died October 26, 1976) was an Oklahoma politician who was instrumental in the growth of the Oklahoma turnpike system. Bailey served as State Highway Commissioner beginning on January 17, 1939, alongside George Meacham and Sandy Singleton. After the resignation of W. A. Quinn, Bailey assumed