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
Anne Howard Bailey audience that we had, we will be shifting back. For "General Hospital" Bailey notably created such characters as Frisco Jones, Dr. Tony Jones, and Felicia Jones. She also was the head writer for NBC's "Santa Barbara" between 1987-1989 for which she won a Daytime Emmy Award in her final year with the program. Bailey also wrote for primetime television including work for "Bonanza", "Moment of Truth", "Beacon Hill", and "87th Precinct". She also worked as a story editor for "The Adams Chronicles". As an opera librettist, Bailey wrote librettos for four works. Her first opera libretto was for Leonard Kastle's