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Alan James Gwynne Cellan Jones (13 July 1931 – 30 August 2019) was a British television and film director. From 1963, he directed over 50 television series and films, specialising in dramas. He was particularly associated with the "Classic Serial" during the golden age of BBC drama, [2] and some of his most significant work was in televising ...
Learn about James Cellan Jones, a Welsh director and producer who worked on TV shows such as Oxbridge Blues, A Fine Romance and The Adams Chronicles. Find out his awards, trivia, family and death date on IMDb.
- Director, Producer, Additional Crew
- July 13, 1931
- James Cellan Jones
- August 30, 2019
Sep 13, 2019 · James Cellan Jones, who has died aged 88, joined the BBC in 1955 as a call boy and worked his way up to be head of plays and a leading director with dozens of television film and drama credits ...
- Telegraph Obituaries
James Cellan Jones was a Welsh director and producer who worked on Oxbridge Blues, A Fine Romance and The Adams Chronicles. He died in 2019 and had four children, including the BBC's technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones.
- July 13, 1931
- August 30, 2019
Sep 27, 2019 · James Cellan Jones, who died in 2019, was a British director who made classic serials such as The Forsyte Saga, Jennie and Fortunes of War. He also directed Shakespeare, Sartre and Huxley adaptations, and served as chair of Bafta and the Directors Guild of Great Britain.
- The Herald Staff
Sep 18, 2019 · Alan James Gwyn Cellan Jones was born in Swansea on July 13, 1931 to Cecil and Lavinia Cellan Jones. His father was a lieutenant colonel in the RAMC. James was educated at Charterhouse, then at St ...
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James Cellan Jones. Chairman of BAFTA: 1983-1985. Born in Wales into a family of doctors, Cellan Jones graduated from Cambridge with a degree in natural sciences. Considering himself too old to begin an acting career and with a long held fascination in directing, he resolved to work through the ranks at the BBC after joining as a callboy in 1955.
