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
My Husband and I (1987 TV series) My Husband and I (1987 TV series) My Husband and I is a British sitcom starring Mollie Sugden and William Moore that aired on ITV from 9 January 1987 to 20 May 1988. It was written and created by Pam Valentine and Michael Ashton. Following the end of "That's My Boy", the writers Pam Valentine and Michael Ashton wrote a new sitcom for Mollie Sugden titled "My Husband and I" (which co-starred Sugden's late real-life husband and actor William Moore). Like "That's My Boy", it was also made by Yorkshire Television. Nora Powers is the head of personnel at Ashvale