Rumpole of the Bailey "Rumpole of the Bailey" a 14-disc box set with all 42 episodes. Since 1980 there were a number of different BBC radio productions derived from the Rumpole stories. Essentially there were two different series and three Christmas specials – yielding a grand total of 40 episodes. Five different actors portrayed Horace Rumpole in these episodes: Leo McKern, Maurice Denham, Timothy West, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Julian Rhind-Tutt. John Mortimer adapted his television scripts into a series of short stories and novels starting in 1978. A series of anthologies and omnibus editions were also released. Rumpole of the Bailey Rumpole of the
Mark Bailey (writer) White House" (2008) and "The Fence" (2010), which "examines the construction of the seven-hundred-mile fence along the . . . border between Mexico and the United States." "The Fence" had its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. Bailey also wrote the 2012 film "Ethel", which "chronicles the life of Ethel Skakel Kennedy." Ethel was nominated for five Primetime Emmys, including one for Bailey (outstanding writing for nonfiction programming). Bailey was also awarded the Humanitas Prize for his work on the film. With Keven McAlester, Bailey cowrote "Last Days in Vietnam" (2014), which "reconstructs . . . the tragic final days