Rumpole and the Primrose Path and wife duo Timothy West and Prunella Scales. The additional stories were: Rumpole and the Primrose Path Rumpole and the Primrose Path is a light hearted legal comedy, one of six short stories in an anthology by writer John Mortimer. It is the 12th in a series based in part on his own past experiences as a barrister but also notable for their use of themes topical at the time each was published. It begins with the eponymous hero marooned in a nursing home where he feels some shady business is going on. It was later the first episode in
Mark Bailey (writer) White House" (2008) and "The Fence" (2010), which "examines the construction of the seven-hundred-mile fence along the . . . border between Mexico and the United States." "The Fence" had its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. Bailey also wrote the 2012 film "Ethel", which "chronicles the life of Ethel Skakel Kennedy." Ethel was nominated for five Primetime Emmys, including one for Bailey (outstanding writing for nonfiction programming). Bailey was also awarded the Humanitas Prize for his work on the film. With Keven McAlester, Bailey cowrote "Last Days in Vietnam" (2014), which "reconstructs . . . the tragic final days