Born: 4th May 1923 (as Elwyn John Jones)
Died: 19th May 1982 (aged 59 years)
Episodes Broadcast: 1966-1967

Elwyn Jones was born in Cwmaman, Wales. He won a scholarship to the London School of Economics but did not finish his degree, opting instead to become a journalist. Jones began writing for the BBC in the mid-Fifties, with Nom-de-Plume providing an early credit; he was also a major contributor to the Radio Times. Jones became a producer on programmes such as Corrigan Blake, and was then promoted to Head of Series within the BBC Drama Department. In this capacity, he helped develop the popular police drama Z Cars.

When Sydney Newman became Head of Drama in 1963, he reorganised the Drama Department. Having grown unhappy with the changes, Jones stepped down in 1965 and returned to scriptwriting. It was during this period that he was commissioned to write The Highlanders for Doctor Who. Shortly thereafter, however, Jones was tasked with reviving Z Cars, requiring him to cease his involvement with Doctor Who; The Highlanders was instead completed by story editor Gerry Davis. Later in the Sixties, Jones created Parkin's Patch, worked on Gazette, and wrote more than three dozen episodes of Softly Softly.

Jones continued to be prolific during the Seventies. He developed a number of programmes, many spinning off from his earlier work, such as Barlow At Large and Softly Softly: Task Force. Other credits included an episode of Doomwatch; his final scripts were for The Deep Concern. Jones also published several true crime books, and novels tying in to Barlow At Large. He died suddenly on May 19th, 1982.