Ian Jones

Writer, Producer, Director

September 22, 1931 — August 31, 2018 (86 years)
Ian Jones (22 September 1931 - 31 August 2018) was an Australian writer, director producer and author specialising in the history of notorious outlaw Ned Kelly and his gang.

Jones had a long career in Australian television, and is best remembered for his writing and directing work at Crawford Productions on shows such as Homicide, Matlock Police, The Bluestone Boys and The Sullivans, and for Against the Wind, a highly successful mini-series, created in collaboration with an Australian writer and producer and Jones's wife, Bronwyn Binns, which explored Australia's convict past.

Known For

  • The Lighthorsemen
    The Lighthorsemen1987
  • Ned Kelly
    Ned Kelly1970
  • The Sullivans
    The Sullivans23 seasons
  • Against the Wind
    Against the Wind13 episodes
  • The Last Outlaw
    The Last Outlaw4 episodes
  • Matlock Police
    Matlock Police6 seasons
  • Homicide
    Homicide14 seasons
  • Division 4
    Division 48 seasons
  • Bluey
    Bluey1 season
  • The Box
    The Box1975
  • Ryan
    Ryan1 season

Filmography

1987
1980
The Last Outlaw · as Associate Producer
1978
Against the Wind · as Executive Producer
1976
The Sullivans · as Executive Producer
1976
Bluey · as Executive Producer
1975
1971
Matlock Police · as Executive Producer
1964

2003
Ned Kelly in Popular Culture · as Self - Ned Kelly: A Short Life Author

1976
The Sullivans · as Series Concept
1971
Matlock Police · as Co-Creator
1967
Hunter (1967) · as Co-Creator