Z-Cars

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1962

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Episodes

EP 1: Four of a Kind

The search is on for four young men to ""crew"" the new cars in the tough and troubled district of Newtown, a North of England ove...

EP 2: The Limping Rabbit

A girl disappears, and Steele and Lynch are faced by a conspiracy of silence in her broken family....

EP 3: Handle With Care

An explosion in a quarry disturbs two lovers. It also disturbs Detective Sergeant John Watt when he finds out what caused it....

EP 4: Stab In The Dark

A wounding case brings top brass into Victor Division to investigate. Lynch and Steele work overtime to find the villain....

EP 6: Friday Night

""It's going to be one of those nights"", pronounced Sgt. Percy Twentyman, and he wasn't far wrong. Steele and Lynch have to cope...

EP 7: Suspended

The crew of Z-Victor One waste no time in arriving at the scene of a burglary. Their reward is to be suspected of theft themselve...

EP 8: Family Feud

When two feuding families go to war Lynch and Steele find themselves in the front line....

EP 9: Fire!

The report of a burning barn takes Smith and Weir into the country, searching for a fire-raiser....

EP 10: Threats And Menaces

In Victor Division the police often live next door to unruly members of the community. Bob and Janey Steele find that this can ha...

EP 11: Jail Break

What is a mysterious stranger from Soho doing in Victor Division? John Watt would like to know, and keeps a close watch on him. ...

EP 12: What Kind Of Hero?

A young man risks his life to save that of an accident victim trapped under an overturned road tanker, then disappears quietly. O...

EP 13: Sudden Death

When a case of murder is reported Lynch and Steele are the first policemen on the scene. But the main responsibility for organisi...

EP 14: Found Abandoned

Smith and Weir answer a call and find an abandoned baby. They bring it along to the station, where Inspector Dunn is in charge in...

EP 15: The Best Days

Lynch and Steele have their hands full when a gang of boys break into a school and smash up the headmaster's study. But the hooli...

EP 16: Invisible Enemy

When a gas meter is broken into in a big block of flats Weir and Smith think their hunt is only for a petty thief. What they enco...

EP 17: Down And Out

A drunk causes a disturbance, two thieves break into a pet shop - and Steele and Lynch end the night at knife-point....

EP 18: Further Enquiries

Weir stops a car driving without lights, the first event in a night which brings 'important' people in the county to Newtown polic...

EP 19: Winner Takes All

A race track tout forgets to pay his alimony, and Steele and Lynch discover an ingenious fraud to beat the bookies....

EP 20: People's Property

It's a busy night for Smith, Weir and Sergeant Watt when burglary is rife....

EP 21: Hi-Jack!

At Pete's Caff Steele and Lynch report ""off watch for refreshments"". While they are eating and talking to Steele's friend Les F...

EP 22: Incident Reported

Fancy Smith first meets Stan Carron in the Tabernacle pub where Carron is causing a disturbance. They have an argument. The seco...

EP 23: Never On Wednesday

For two years Barlow has been trying to catch a Newtown thief. When DCS Robins takes a personal interest the pressure is on for e...

EP 24: Day Trip

A charabanc outing, a halt at a pub and an exponent of the three-card trick: this is how a day at the seaside begins. It ends in ...

EP 25: Affray

Two men claim the same prize and trouble begins. When Lynch and Steele are called there is an unexpected development and a police...

EP 26: Contraband

The prospect of a 'finder's reward' in a dockland smuggling case makes Smith and Weir eager volunteers for extra duty....

EP 27: Teamwork

Just when the crime figures are levelling out one man pushes them up and up with a series of aimless break-ins. When Steele and L...

EP 28: Appearance In Court

Catching a thief is only the beginning as far as the police are concerned. When Smith and Weir have to justify their action in co...

EP 29: Assault

Barlow is investigating a case of assault. Betty Ancoats accuses four youths of attacking her, but one of them, Hogan, who has a ...

EP 30: Sunday Morning

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EP 31: Unconditional Surrender

Barlow initiates a campaign against the Cruddock brothers and their gang. The Z-Cars engage in 'Operation Harassment' and a state...

Overview

Z-Cars or Z Cars is 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.

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Episodes >>

Four of a Kind

Episode 1

The search is on for four young men to ""crew"" the new cars in the tough and tr...

The Limping Rabbit

Episode 2

A girl disappears, and Steele and Lynch are faced by a conspiracy of silence in ...

Handle With Care

Episode 3

An explosion in a quarry disturbs two lovers. It also disturbs Detective Sergean...

Stab In The Dark

Episode 4

A wounding case brings top brass into Victor Division to investigate. Lynch and...

Big Catch

Episode 5

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Friday Night

Episode 6

""It's going to be one of those nights"", pronounced Sgt. Percy Twentyman, and h...

Suspended

Episode 7

The crew of Z-Victor One waste no time in arriving at the scene of a burglary. ...

Family Feud

Episode 8

When two feuding families go to war Lynch and Steele find themselves in the fron...

Fire!

Episode 9

The report of a burning barn takes Smith and Weir into the country, searching fo...

Threats And Menaces

Episode 10

In Victor Division the police often live next door to unruly members of the comm...

Jail Break

Episode 11

What is a mysterious stranger from Soho doing in Victor Division? John Watt wou...

What Kind Of Hero?

Episode 12

A young man risks his life to save that of an accident victim trapped under an o...

Sudden Death

Episode 13

When a case of murder is reported Lynch and Steele are the first policemen on th...

Found Abandoned

Episode 14

Smith and Weir answer a call and find an abandoned baby. They bring it along to...

The Best Days

Episode 15

Lynch and Steele have their hands full when a gang of boys break into a school a...

Invisible Enemy

Episode 16

When a gas meter is broken into in a big block of flats Weir and Smith think the...

Down And Out

Episode 17

A drunk causes a disturbance, two thieves break into a pet shop - and Steele and...

Further Enquiries

Episode 18

Weir stops a car driving without lights, the first event in a night which brings...

Winner Takes All

Episode 19

A race track tout forgets to pay his alimony, and Steele and Lynch discover an i...

People's Property

Episode 20

It's a busy night for Smith, Weir and Sergeant Watt when burglary is rife....

Hi-Jack!

Episode 21

At Pete's Caff Steele and Lynch report ""off watch for refreshments"". While th...

Incident Reported

Episode 22

Fancy Smith first meets Stan Carron in the Tabernacle pub where Carron is causin...

Never On Wednesday

Episode 23

For two years Barlow has been trying to catch a Newtown thief. When DCS Robins ...

Day Trip

Episode 24

A charabanc outing, a halt at a pub and an exponent of the three-card trick: thi...

Affray

Episode 25

Two men claim the same prize and trouble begins. When Lynch and Steele are call...

Contraband

Episode 26

The prospect of a 'finder's reward' in a dockland smuggling case makes Smith and...

Teamwork

Episode 27

Just when the crime figures are levelling out one man pushes them up and up with...

Appearance In Court

Episode 28

Catching a thief is only the beginning as far as the police are concerned. When...

Assault

Episode 29

Barlow is investigating a case of assault. Betty Ancoats accuses four youths of...

Sunday Morning

Episode 30

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Unconditional Surrender

Episode 31

Barlow initiates a campaign against the Cruddock brothers and their gang. The Z...