Rumpole of the Bailey Rumpole of the Bailey Rumpole of the Bailey is a British television series created and written by the British writer and barrister John Mortimer. It starred Leo McKern as Horace Rumpole, an elderly London barrister who defended a broad variety of clients, often underdogs. The TV series led to the stories being presented in other media including books and radio. The "Bailey" of the title is a reference to the Central Criminal Court, the "Old Bailey". While certain biographical details are slightly different in the original television series and the subsequent book series, Horace Rumpole has a number of definite
Hilary Bailey called "Miles and Flora", which takes place some time after the original and resurrects one of the main characters. Bailey edited volumes 7–10 of the "New Worlds Quarterly" series, and was coauthor of "The Black Corridor" (1969) with Michael Moorcock, to whom she was married from 1962 to 1978. She was editing "North Sea Island", the sequel to her book "Fifty-First State", when her heart stopped. Bailey had three children, Sophie, Kate and Max and three grandchildren Alex, Tom and Bobby. Hilary Bailey Hilary Bailey (19 September 1936 – 19 January 2017) was a British writer, critic and editor. Bailey