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name: "Ken Jones"
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roles: ["Composer"]
born: "2 October 1927"
died: "25 April 1988"
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updated: "2026-09-16T15:40:00.354996+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Ken Jones

Composer. Born 2 October 1927 in Manchester. Died 25 April 1988.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 2 October 1927, Manchester
- **Died:** 25 April 1988

## Biography

Ken Jones was a British conductor and composer of film and television music. Born in Manchester, he began his career as a studio arranger for Norrie Paramor before establishing his own orchestra in the 1960s.

He collaborated with Douglas Gamley on scores including *Tom Thumb* (1958) and *Indiscreet* (1958), and later wrote complete scores for films such as *Two-Way Stretch* (1960) and *Dentist in the Chair* (1960). For television he composed incidental music for *Steptoe and Son* from 1964 and themes for series including *Sykes* (1972–1979) and *Only When I Laugh* (1979–1982). He also served as musical director for *Aspel & Company* and conducted the United Kingdom entry at the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Steptoe and Son* (1962), Fi1m 83, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/steptoe-and-son.md)

## Also known for

- *Indiscreet* (1958), Original Music Composer
- *Tom Thumb* (1958), Original Music Composer

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