His father was Frederick Jones, who served in the Canadian Army, and his mother was Agnes (née Hanson), who had both emigrated from Britain.
While Jones was appearing in Spoon River at the Royal Court Theatre in 1964, the programme's producer Joy Whitby invited him to join the cast.
[2] In 1972, he became the host of Fingerbobs, another show for younger children, in which he created characters from finger puppets made of paper.
"[1] Having been fired by the BBC, after a fan sent him two cannabis spliffs at the corporation's address,[2] Jones subsequently had success as a musician (keyboards/vocals) fronting the British country rock band Meal Ticket.
In collaboration with Roger Penycate, he wrote a stage musical based on the songs and lyrics of Meal Ticket (originally written by Rick Jones and Dave Pierce) entitled Laughing Daughter.