The individual in question was born at 27 Byron Street, Cwmaman, Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales, UK, to parents Evan Edwin Jones and Olwen Jones (née Evans). He was a pupil at Cwmaman Elementary School from 1930 to 1935 and later attended Aberdare County School for Boys, where he served as Head Boy from 1941 to 1942. The individual then went on to study at the London School of Economics from 1942 to 1944.
Following his education, he began his career as a journalist, working as a reporter and later Features Editor for the "News Review" from 1944 to 1950. He then moved on to work as a journalist for the "Radio Times", serving as Assistant to the Literary Editor and later Television Editor from 1950 to 1957.
The individual's career in television production and scriptwriting began in 1957, when he joined the BBC as a producer and scriptwriter. He held various positions within the organization, including Administrator to the Head of Drama, Deputy Head of Documentary Drama, and Assistant Head of Drama, before becoming the Head of Drama, Series in 1963. He remained in this position until 1966, when he left the BBC to pursue freelance work.
As a freelance, the individual wrote for both the BBC and ITV, as well as writing crime novels and documentaries. He was also a journalist, contributing to various publications including the London "Sunday Telegraph" and the Cardiff "Western Mail". The individual was a member of the Welsh Arts Council Drama Committee and served as a drama adjudicator for the National Eisteddfod in 1968.
He was a co-nominee for the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Allen Poe Awards in 1966 for his book "The Last Two To Hang". The individual passed away at Blaeneinon, Pont Sian, Llandysul, Cardiganshire, Wales, UK, and his funeral was held on May 22, 1982, at the Morriston Crematorium in Swansea, Wales, UK.
