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
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