Rumpole of the Bailey Rumpole of the Bailey Rumpole of the Bailey is a British television series created and written by the British writer and barrister John Mortimer. It starred Leo McKern as Horace Rumpole, an elderly London barrister who defended a broad variety of clients, often underdogs. The TV series led to the stories being presented in other media including books and radio. The "Bailey" of the title is a reference to the Central Criminal Court, the "Old Bailey". While certain biographical details are slightly different in the original television series and the subsequent book series, Horace Rumpole has a number of definite
Helen Bailey of a licensing rights company, John Sinfield. She moved from Clerkenwell to Highgate around the same time. Bailey wrote five books of "teenage angst" in the "Crazy World of Electra Brown" series: "Life at the Shallow End" (2008), "Out of my Depth" (2008), "Swimming Against the Tide" (2009), "Taking the Plunge" (2009), and "Falling Hook, Line & Sinker" (2010). She was nominated for a "Queen of Teen" award in 2010. In "Running in Heels" (2011), she featured a new character, Daisy Davenport. Bailey also wrote books for younger children, including the "Willow the Woodsprite" series, the "Topaz" series, and the