Z Cars
Z Cars or Z-Cars was a British television drama series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police in the fictional town of Newtown, based on Kirkby, Merseyside. Produced by the BBC, it debuted in January 1962 and ran until September 1978.The series differed sharply from earlier police procedurals. With its less-usual Northern setting, it injected a new element of harsh realism into the image of the police, which some found unwelcome.Z Cars ran for a total of 803 episodes, of which fewer than half have survived. Regular stars included Stratford Johns (Detective Inspector Barlow), Frank Windsor (Det. Sgt Watt), James Ellis (Bert Lynch) and Brian Blessed ("Fancy" Smith). Barlow and Watt were later spun into a separate series "Softly, Softly".The name Z Cars relates to an imaginary "Z" Division of the local constabulary. The theme tune was based on a traditional Liverpool folk song, and was adopted by Everton Football Club as its official anthem.
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James Ellis
PC/DC/Sgt./Insp. Bert Lynch (1962–1965, 1967–1978)
Frank Windsor
DS John Watt (1962-1965)
Joseph Brady
PC "Jock" Weir (1962–1965, 1967-1968)
Brian Blessed
PC "Fancy" Smith (1962–1965)
Stratford Johns
DCI Charlie Barlow (1962–1965)
Colin Welland
PC David Graham (1962–1965)
Terence Edmond
PC Ian Sweet (1962–1964)
Leonard Williams
Sgt. Percy Twentyman (1962)
Jeremy Kemp
PC Bob Steele (1962-1963)
Robert Keegan
Sgt. Bob Blackitt (1962–1965)
Geoffrey Whitehead
PC Ken Baker (1964–1965)
John Slater
DS Tom Stone (1967-1974)
Michael Forrest
DC Glyn Hicks (1962–1964)
David Daker
PC Owen Culshaw (1967–1968)
Ray Lonnen
Det. Insp. Moffat
Geoffrey Hayes
DC Scatliff
John Collin
DS Cecil Haggar
Derek Waring
Insp Goss
Episodes
S01E01 · 1962-01-02
Four of a Kind
S01E02 · 1962-01-09
The Limping Rabbit
S01E03 · 1962-01-16
Handle with Care
S01E04 · 1962-01-23
Stab in the Dark
S01E05 · 1962-01-30
Big Catch
S01E06 · 1962-02-06
Friday Night
S01E07 · 1962-02-13
Suspended
S01E08 · 1962-02-20
Family Feud
S01E09 · 1962-02-27
Fire!
S01E10 · 1962-03-06
Threats and Menaces
S01E11 · 1962-03-13
Jail Break
S01E12 · 1962-03-20
What Kind of Hero?
S01E13 · 1962-03-27
Sudden Death
S01E14 · 1962-04-03
Found Abandoned
S01E15 · 1962-04-10
The Best Days
S01E16 · 1962-04-17
Invisible Enemy
S01E17 · 1962-04-24
Down and Out
S01E18 · 1962-05-01
Further Enquiries
S01E19 · 1962-05-08
Winner Takes All
S01E20 · 1962-05-15
People's Property
S01E21 · 1962-05-22
Hi-Jack!
S01E22 · 1962-05-29
Incident Reported
S01E23 · 1962-06-05
Never on Wednesday
S01E24 · 1962-06-12
Day Trip
S01E25 · 1962-06-19
Affray
S01E26 · 1962-06-26
Contraband
S01E27 · 1962-07-03
Teamwork
S01E28 · 1962-07-10
Appearance in Court
S01E29 · 1962-07-17
Assault
S01E30 · 1962-07-24
Sunday Morning
S01E31 · 1962-07-31
Unconditional Surrender
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