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
Caleb Bailey the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. Bailey retired from the Marine Corps with the rank of brigadier general. He died on January 13, 1957, at the Naval Hospital in San Diego, California at the age of 58. The University of Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame inducted him in 1984. Caleb Bailey Brigadier General Caleb Thayer "Zeke" Bailey (August 28, 1898 – January 13, 1957) was an American Marine Corps officer, pilot, and athlete. Bailey was the first commander of Marine Corps Air Depot Miramar, and served as a commander of Marine Aircraft Group 11 during the War in the Pacific. Bailey