abstract:Elwyn Jones (19 December 1923 – 19 May 1982) was a British television writer and producer, whose best-known work was perhaps the co-creation of the famous police drama series Z-Cars for BBC Television in 1962. He went onto create Softly, Softly (1966-69), Softly, Softly: Taskforce (1969-76), Barlow at Large/Barlow (1971, 1973-75), Jack the Ripper (1973) and Second Verdict (1976).