Rumpole of the Bailey (book series) years after the 1993 anthology. (The book also contains the first few pages written by Mortimer for a new story titled "Rumpole and the Brave New World" that he was working on at the time of his death and thus was incomplete.) A collection of seven Christmas-themed short stories – some first published in US or UK magazines Rumpole of the Bailey (book series) Rumpole of the Bailey is a series of book created and written by the British writer and barrister John Mortimer based on the television series "Rumpole of the Bailey". Mortimer adapted his television scripts into a
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.