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
Prince Caspian/The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1989 TV serial) Prince Caspian/The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1989 TV serial) Prince Caspian/The Voyage of the Dawn Treader was the second series of "The Chronicles of Narnia" that ran from 1988 to 1990. The series, which was shown on BBC television in 1989, was an adaptation of two of C. S. Lewis's "The Chronicles of Narnia" novels: "Prince Caspian" and "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader". The four Pevensie children are waiting at a train station when a magical force pulls them into Narnia. They land at an overgrown castle which they recognise as Cair Paravel. Susan saves the life of