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
Scott Bailey (actor) with Universal Studios on several action shows including: Terminator 2: 3D and Spiderman. He also starred in several other theatre productions in which he played the lead role including: ‘The Problem’, ‘Zoo Story’ and ‘Key Exchange’. In January 2009 Bailey starred in the film “Prayers for Bobby” alongside co-star Ryan Kelley. Bailey’s character was a homosexual partner. In 2009 Scott Bailey featured in Old Spice commercials as a half man half horse, centaur figure. This piece attracted a lot of attention towards Bailey since his performance as a homosexual character in the movie ‘Prayers for Bobby (2009)”. Alongside acting Bailey