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
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