Rumpole of the Bailey enjoyed his accounts of his cases and "harmless legal anecdotes". But as Nick grows older, father and son start to grow apart, because Nick doesn't agree with Rumpole's attitudes towards the law, criminals, judges, justice or his own family life. In total, seven series of "Rumpole of the Bailey" were made from 1978 to 1992, each consisting of six episodes. A special two-hour film, "Rumpole's Return", was made and aired in 1980, between the 2nd and 3rd series. The author, John Mortimer, occasionally appeared as an extra. Rumpole and his family: Members of Rumpole's Chambers at 3 Equity Court, London:
Guy Henry (actor) Schiller's "Mary Stuart", which transferred to the West End. He had previously played the same character in the 1986 TV drama "Lady Jane". From December 2008 to March 2009 he appeared as Andrew Aguecheek (alongside Derek Jacobi) in the Donmar: West End production of "Twelfth Night". In April and May 2009 he appeared in "Hay Fever" at the Chichester Festival Theatre. In 1987, Henry appeared in the episode 'Rumpole and the Official Secret' from Season 4 of "Rumpole of the Bailey". In the early 1990s, he played the acerbic, demonic Dr Walpurgis in "The Vault of Horror", a BBC Halloween