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
Full English (TV series) English". Because "Family Guy" and "American Dad!" would have it for breakfast.", while on the character designs, Harry Venning of The Stage wrote: "The animation is flat and uninteresting, while the characters' faces are ugly and unappealing." More positive reviews came from Sam Wollaston of "The Guardian", who wrote "I think it's hilarious." and "The Metro" describing "Full English" as: "It's rough around the edges but it does have the requisite dysfunctional family at its filthy heart". Full English (TV series) Full English is a British animated sitcom created by Jack Williams, Harry Williams and Alex Scarfe for Channel 4.