Edward J. Mason had his first major success in 1947 as a script writer when the BBC Home Service radio network began airing his British detective serial Dick Barton which he created with co-writer Geoffrey Webb.
In 1955, Edward J. Mason created another mystery series called Shadow Man for the BBC's English language commercial rival Radio Luxembourg.
Mason also created a string of panel game shows with producer Tony Shryane and these included Guilty Party, My Word!, and My Music.
His son Jeremy Mason, an actor who played Roger Travers-Macy in The Archers, married the actress Carolyn Jones.
[2] His other son was musician and songwriter Laurence 'Lol' Mason, the former lead singer of late 1970s rock band City Boy and 1980s one hit wonders The Maisonettes.