Biography
Elwyn Jones (1923–1982) was a Welsh television writer and producer. Born in Cwmaman, Glamorgan, he attended the London School of Economics and worked as a journalist, including roles at the Radio Times, before joining the BBC in the late 1950s as a producer and scriptwriter.
He co-created the police drama series Z-Cars (1962) and wrote numerous episodes for it and its spin-offs. Between 1963 and 1966 he was Head of Drama (Series) at the BBC. He received a writing credit on Doctor Who (1963) and later worked as a freelance writer on series including Softly, Softly and Barlow at Large.
Jones also wrote true crime novels and documentary books. His work The Last Two to Hang (1966) earned an Edgar Allan Poe Award from the Mystery Writers of America. He co-authored the novel on which the film Murder by Decree (1979) was based.
