• 1962
  • TV-14
  • 50m
Z Cars

Summary A gritty drama which follows the work of the police force in the fictional town of Newtown in the North of England. View more details

  • 1962
  • TV-14
  • 50m

Z Cars

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Bernard Holley John Slater James Ellis Douglas Fielding

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Details

Genres : Crime Drama

Release date : Jan 1, 1962

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Filming locations : Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) BBC Television

Summary A gritty drama which follows the work of the police force in the fictional town of Newtown in the North of England. View more details

Details

Genres : Crime Drama

Release date : Jan 1, 1962

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Filming locations : Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) BBC Television

Photos

Joseph Brady, Stratford Johns, and Frank Windsor in Z Cars (1962) Barry Lowe in Z Cars (1962) John Collin, Brian Grellis, Allan O'Keefe, and Nicholas Smith in Z Cars (1962) James Ellis and Geoffrey Whitehead in Z Cars (1962) Douglas Fielding in Z Cars (1962) Douglas Fielding and Allan O'Keefe in Z Cars (1962) John Slater, Bill Stewart, Cotchie D'Arcy, and Richard Mullarkey in Z Cars (1962) Z Cars (1962) Herbert Ramskill in Z Cars (1962) Z Cars (1962) James Ellis and John Slater in Z Cars (1962) Geoffrey Hayes and John Slater in Z Cars (1962) Sandra Payne in Z Cars (1962)

Episodes

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Episode 1 • Jan 01, 1962
Four of a Kind
The killing of a policeman leads to the creation of a Crime Patrol in the burgeoning city of Newtown. Detectives Barlow and Watt scour the streets of northern England and recruit the four best men for the job.
Episode 2 • Jan 08, 1962
Limping Rabbit
A girl disappears, and PCs Bob Steele and Herbert Lynch are faced by a conspiracy of silence in her broken family.
Episode 3 • Jan 15, 1962
Handle with Care
The two PCs expect a dreary night until they come across a van abandoned in a field filled with stock from a ransacked toy shop. The thief is a nasty old man in a crook family, with his brutish sons also trafficking in stolen explosives. The unstable compound can go off anytime, and the Police must find them first.
Episode 4 • Jan 22, 1962
Stab in the Dark
A wounding case brings top brass into Victor Division to investigate, and Bob Steele and Herbert Lynch work overtime to find the villain.
Episode 5 • Jan 29, 1962
Big Catch
When Norwegian whalers hit Seaport after a good season, Fancy Smith and Jock Weir work undercover to prevent the locals from stealing the sailors' money or starting fights.
Episode 6 • Feb 05, 1962
Friday Night
A hectic Friday night in Newtown leads to the squad responding to everything from drunken antics to fatal accidents.
Episode 7 • Feb 12, 1962
Suspended
After responding to a burglary, Jock & Fancy are accused by the homeowner of stealing his gold watch. The pair are suspended while the department investigates.
Episode 8 • Feb 19, 1962
Family Feud
Two feuding families go to war, causing Lynch & Steele to end up on the front line.
Episode 9 • Feb 26, 1962
Fire!
When a barn is burnt in the country, PCs Smith & Weir investigate, looking for an arsonist.
Episode 10 • Mar 05, 1962
Threats and Menaces
Even police can have unruly neighbors to deal with. Bob & Janey Steele find that this can be not only unwelcome, but hazardous.
Episode 11 • Mar 12, 1962
Jail Break
Episode 12 • Mar 19, 1962
What Kind of Hero?
When a man is trapped by an overturned tanker, Lynch & Steele face the emergency with a flourish HQ finds alarming. Also, there is a young stranger on the scene.
Episode 13 • Mar 26, 1962
Sudden Death
Episode 14 • Apr 02, 1962
Found Abandoned
PC Fancy Smith is determined to unravel the mystery behind an abandoned baby & bring the culprit to justice. But will he let this get it the way of his duty to the department's other cases?
Episode 15 • Apr 09, 1962
The Best Days
Episode 16 • Apr 16, 1962
Invisible Enemy
After a flat in a tower block is burgled, PCs Smith & Weir investigate. Believing they're searching for a petty crook, they uncover something much more serious.
Episode 17 • Apr 23, 1962
Down and Out
The paths of Steele & Lynch, a hallucinating alcoholic, & a pair of thieves converge, leading to potentially deadly outcomes.
Episode 18 • Apr 30, 1962
Further Enquiries
PC Weir makes a routine traffic stop, which sets in motion an unusual series of events that may have long-lasting consequences for some of the most prominent families in the region.
Episode 19 • May 07, 1962
Winner Take All
A race-track tout forgets to pay his alimony, & PCs Steele & Lynch discover an ingenious fraud to beat the bookies.
Episode 20 • May 14, 1962
People's Property
Two small boys are caught trying to break into a warehouse at night.They are taken to court where we see their miserable parents.Due to a lack of remand homes, they're out on bail, they steal a purse, and are to be punished by their school, but finally run off to Wales, with the police chasing after them.
Episode 21 • May 21, 1962
Hi-Jack!
Episode 22 • May 28, 1962
Incident Reported
Episode 23 • Jun 04, 1962
Never on Wednesdays
Episode 24 • Jun 11, 1962
Day Trip
Episode 25 • Jun 18, 1962
Affray
Events turn nasty at the Newtown Social Club when the raffle result is contested. Spilling onto the street, PC Russell is hit before dying in hospital. Colleagues are stunned when the postmortem reveals he died of a perforated ulcer.
Episode 26 • Jun 25, 1962
Contraband
Just as P.C. Smith's wristwatch stops working, he meets a stranger in off hours at the local, who has a Deluxe Swiss movement watch for only 15/. Suspicious, he tells the Captain, who proceeds to assign him and PC Weir to a stake out on the dock to watch for possible smugglers. There, they find contraband watches hidden under the pier.
Episode 27 • Jul 02, 1962
Teamwork
Episode 28 • Jul 09, 1962
Appearance in Court
Episode 29 • Jul 16, 1962
Assault
Todays theme is Assault.
Episode 30 • Jul 23, 1962
Sunday Morning
Episode 31 • Jul 30, 1962
Unconditional Surrender
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