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
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