Rumpole of the Bailey (radio series) Christmas season in different years Featuring Timothy West as Rumpole. Produced by Pam Fraser Solomon. First broadcast: December 1996 Featuring Leo McKern as Rumpole. Abridged and directed by Bob Sinfield. Produced by Ken Phillips. First broadcast: 30 December 1997 Featuring Desmond Barrit as Rumpole. First broadcast: 25 December 2001 Rumpole of the Bailey (radio series) Rumpole of the Bailey is a radio series created and written by the British writer and barrister John Mortimer based on the television series "Rumpole of the Bailey". Five different actors portrayed Horace Rumpole in these episodes: Leo McKern, Maurice Denham, Timothy West, Benedict Cumberbatch,
Julian Amyes Korea" (1956), and the Emeric Pressburger-written "Miracle in Soho" (1957). After 1977, he returned to directing predominantly in television directing (amongst other works) adaptations of "The Old Curiosity Shop" (1979), "Great Expectations" (1981) and "Jane Eyre" (1983) for the BBC. Amyes also worked on a number of independent productions, before acting as director on episodes of "The Bill" (1990) and "Rumpole of the Bailey" (1989–91) for Thames Television. He was married to the actress/writer Anne Allan. They had two children; Sebastian a Professor at the University of Edinburgh and Isabelle, an Actress. Julian Amyes died of a stroke in 1992.