Rumpole of the Bailey debut on 17 December 1975 to good reviews by the critics. Aware of the potential for further stories centred on Rumpole, Irene Shubik approached the BBC's Head of Plays, Christopher Morahan, and obtained permission from him to commission a further six "Rumpole of the Bailey" scripts from John Mortimer. However, Morahan left his post at the BBC a short time later and his successor was not interested in turning "Rumpole of the Bailey" into a series. At around this time, Shubik was contacted by Verity Lambert, Head of Drama at Thames Television, who was looking for ideas for an up-market
Sean Bailey Disney to form the production banner Idealogy Inc, which produced "", the sequel to the 1982 film "Tron".. In November 2009, it was announced that Bailey would produce a remake of the 1979 film "The Black Hole", which never materialized. He co-wrote (with Ted Griffin) the original screenplay for the 2016 film "Solace," starring Anthony Hopkins and Colin Farrell. In January 2010, Bailey was named president of production at Walt Disney Studios, overseeing live-action films produced by Walt Disney Pictures. Under Bailey, Walt Disney Pictures pursued a tentpole film strategy, which included an expanded slate of large-budget films, including franchise