- Was once a member of the Communist Party of Great Britain.
- He was illegitimate but did not discover this until after he came home from the war. In fact, there was no record of his birth, and he had to apply to become a naturalized citizen of his country of birth.
- He was a very good friend and one-time landlord of Terrance Dicks, and helped Dicks launch his own career as a television writer by offering him the chance to co-write episodes of The Avengers (1961) with him.
- He was able to touch-type.
- Member of CND.
- Did not start writing professionally until he was well into his thirties.
- Was good friends with writer Eric Paice.
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