Kelly Jones is a writer for television, radio and the stage. She is the writer and executive producer of ITV series A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story. Starring Lucy Boynton and Toby Jones, the series tells the true story of the last woman to be hanged in the UK. Kelly previously developed and wrote the four-part ITV crime drama The Long Call, based on the novel by Ann Cleeves. Other credits include acclaimed ITV drama Des starring David Tennant, and BBC One crime thriller Baptiste. Kelly has also written on The Spanish Princess, Call The Midwife, and Our Girl, and was previously a core writer on Casualty. Kelly recently wrote an episode for the second upcoming series of Hijack, and is currently working on series for Apple TV+ and Sky. She holds a Masters degree in English from Oxford University, where she specialised in Dickens and film adaptation, and has studied screenwriting at the New York Film Academy.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Writer, also producer
- 9 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
What are Kelly Jones' films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Kelly Jones' films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on BritBox (4).
- BritBox
Subscription and free streaming for Kelly Jones' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
10 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.
War(2026)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows
Hijack(2023)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows
The Long Call(2021)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows
Des(2020)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
The Spanish Princess(2019)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Baptiste(2019)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
The Musketeers(2014)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
Death in Paradise(2011)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all showsAnimation Block Party Mixtape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Career shape
A full career of 9 titles from 2005 to 2025.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
Who does Kelly Jones work with?
People who share at least 2 of Kelly Jones' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lee Haven Jones shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Lee Haven JonesShared titles: A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story (2025), The Long Call (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Lee Haven Jones
Actors
- Juliet StevensonShared titles: A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story (2025), The Long Call (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Juliet Stevenson
Composers and editors
- David FisherShared titles: A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story (2025), The Long Call (2021)See all 2 shared titles with David Fisher
- Samuel SimShared titles: A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story (2025), The Long Call (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Samuel Sim
Producers
- Willow GryllsShared titles: War (2026), Des (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Willow Grylls
- Angie DaniellShared titles: A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story (2025), The Long Call (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Angie Daniell
- Kate BartlettShared titles: A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story (2025), The Long Call (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Kate Bartlett