Z-Cars

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1962

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Episodes

EP 2: Full Remission

A pretty girl out alone and late at night leads Steele and Lynch to a robbery and to a tearaway more dangerous than any they have ...

EP 3: Truth Or Dare

The violent death of a small shopkeeper brings Supt. Miller into Victor Division and into conflict with Barlow, who has his own so...

EP 4: Information Received

Z-Victor Two gets an alarm call to a jeweller's shop. Sgt. Watt gets the information that leads to an arrest, but the case is not...

EP 5: Friendly Relations

The trail of a walk-in thief leads Smith and Weir to a locked room in Newtown and on to a night in Blackpool - but not to see the ...

EP 6: Corroboration

Lynch and Steele investigate a break-in at a factory where the night watchman has been attacked and injured. They bring in a man ...

EP 7: The Thin Girl

A neat operation in car stealing begins to go wrong when the thief tries mixing business with pleasure....

EP 8: Johnny Sailor

Johnny attacks a man in a pub - the wrong man. Steele and Lynch have to find him before he finds the right man....

EP 9: Person Unknown

Detective Superintendent Miller, aggressive as ever, leads the local Newtown force as they attempt to find a man who has attacked ...

EP 10: Ambush

Dick Davis comes out of Walton jail and immediately plans his first job. But after two years in prison Davis cannot match the qua...

EP 11: Known To The Police

Hilda Simmons reports that her car has been stolen. But she omits to tell the police that the man who took it is her husband. Sm...

EP 12: The Navigators

Lynch and Steele are called to a pub fight. Who started it? As Geraghty said: ""Hollis is always starting fights. Too clever fo...

EP 13: Business Trip

A London gang move north. They plan a short and profitable visit to Newtown. Smith and Weir spend a busy night trying to cut dow...

EP 14: Five Whistles

A quantity of drink and five suits are missing. Steele and Lynch spend a long night looking for the drink while the rest of the N...

EP 15: Search

When a child is reported missing on Christmas Day Smith and Weir are first in what becomes a countrywide hunt for him. They searc...

EP 16: All Up By Seven

Arrest usually pile up at night - except in this case that involves a safe, the Army, a divorce and a potted plant....

EP 17: Trumpet Voluntary

Eddie plays the trumpet badly and on the streets, so his contacts with the police are frequent. This time, however, there is more...

EP 18: Five And A Match

Export cigarettes are being imported into the Newtown area. Lynch and Steele pick up some fag-ends of information....

EP 19: The Hitch-Hiker

A casual lift as the rain pours down - and for Winnie Parker it means a drive of terror. Her kindness in persuading her husband t...

EP 20: A Simple Case

Bob Steele is late for work. And because of this he becomes accidentally involved in a case concerning a petty thief. He is goin...

EP 21: Act Of Vengeance

The act is sudden, brutal and corroding. The problem facing Barlow is what the victim has done to warrant it....

EP 22: The Listeners

Lynch goes out on patrol with PC Dave Graham, the former dog-handler who has been chosen to replace Bob Steele. With Lynch missin...

EP 23: The Main Chance

Cock-fighting is cruel, bloody and illegal. Its promoters have to work in secret, and so do the police in trying to catch the per...

EP 24: Follow My Leader

The trail of counterfeit notes begins in a chemist's shop. Following it is more complicated than Lynch and Graham would ever have...

EP 25: Members Only

The men want the new club to be peaceful and palatial. John Watt's concern is with the way it is being financed and furnished....

EP 26: Matter Of Conviction

A serious crime has to be reported to Headquarters. Barlow's main worry is that the crime may not have been committed at all....

EP 27: The Bad Lad

In an attempt to improve the crime statistics Barlow has Smith and Weir devoting valuable time to the theft of a bicycle lamp and ...

EP 28: Enquiry

Despite all the anger and resentment they arouse nothing must deflect Inspector Bamber from the most difficult enquiries of his ca...

EP 29: Pay By Results

Glossop is a name all too familiar to Newtown CID. His record includes larceny, assault, shopbreaking, gaming and assault on poli...

EP 30: The Peterman

A big bump in the night and the hunt for the safebreakers is on. But the safebreakers are hunting too - for the expert....

EP 31: The Birds Of The Air

Only when the birds have flown does Z-Victor One get called to the Atlantic Hotel, where a man and woman are wanted for not paying...

EP 32: Train Of Events

A mailbag robbery in Newtown and Barlow is in his element as the masterly organiser at the centre of operations. He sends Lynch a...

EP 33: By The Book

""Crimes like this, there's always two, always. I've never known it otherwise"". And DCS Robins is talking about murder....

EP 34: Nothing Serious

A vicious bunch of thugs and a young couple in love. Lynch and Graham are involved with both while their own working relationship...

EP 35: Alarm Call

The alarm rings and the police dash to the scene. This is the reflex action a clever crook can calculate on - except when PC Jock...

EP 36: A Try By Weir

It's the night after a big rugby football match. Lynch and Graham get a surprise when they are sent to investigate a spot of trou...

EP 37: Quiet Confidence

Fancy Smith's devotion to duty takes him, on his night off, to visit a young offender's father, with results that make him bitterl...

EP 38: Scare

The crew of a merchant ship about to dock at Seaport are looking forward to shore leave. They have money to burn and an itch to b...

EP 39: Caught By The Ears

Cattle are identified by marks on their ears. Sgt. Watt and Z-Victor One have to find their own way of identifying the people res...

EP 40: Come On The Lads

In soccer mad Newtown tickets for the big match are at a premium. Everyone wants to go, villains and police alike. Con man Johns...

EP 41: The Whizzers

A team of pickpockets and the attempt to track them down leads Jock Weir into serious trouble with the public and with the Chief C...

EP 42: Police Work

The Coroner's demand for the presence of a witness sends Smith and Weir to a lonely cottage, to be greeted with a kind of violence...

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 >>

On Watch - Newtown

Episode 1

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Full Remission

Episode 2

A pretty girl out alone and late at night leads Steele and Lynch to a robbery an...

Truth Or Dare

Episode 3

The violent death of a small shopkeeper brings Supt. Miller into Victor Division...

Information Received

Episode 4

Z-Victor Two gets an alarm call to a jeweller's shop. Sgt. Watt gets the inform...

Friendly Relations

Episode 5

The trail of a walk-in thief leads Smith and Weir to a locked room in Newtown an...

Corroboration

Episode 6

Lynch and Steele investigate a break-in at a factory where the night watchman ha...

The Thin Girl

Episode 7

A neat operation in car stealing begins to go wrong when the thief tries mixing ...

Johnny Sailor

Episode 8

Johnny attacks a man in a pub - the wrong man. Steele and Lynch have to find hi...

Person Unknown

Episode 9

Detective Superintendent Miller, aggressive as ever, leads the local Newtown for...

Ambush

Episode 10

Dick Davis comes out of Walton jail and immediately plans his first job. But af...

Known To The Police

Episode 11

Hilda Simmons reports that her car has been stolen. But she omits to tell the p...

The Navigators

Episode 12

Lynch and Steele are called to a pub fight. Who started it? As Geraghty said: ...

Business Trip

Episode 13

A London gang move north. They plan a short and profitable visit to Newtown. S...

Five Whistles

Episode 14

A quantity of drink and five suits are missing. Steele and Lynch spend a long n...

Search

Episode 15

When a child is reported missing on Christmas Day Smith and Weir are first in wh...

All Up By Seven

Episode 16

Arrest usually pile up at night - except in this case that involves a safe, the ...

Trumpet Voluntary

Episode 17

Eddie plays the trumpet badly and on the streets, so his contacts with the polic...

Five And A Match

Episode 18

Export cigarettes are being imported into the Newtown area. Lynch and Steele pi...

The Hitch-Hiker

Episode 19

A casual lift as the rain pours down - and for Winnie Parker it means a drive of...

A Simple Case

Episode 20

Bob Steele is late for work. And because of this he becomes accidentally involv...

Act Of Vengeance

Episode 21

The act is sudden, brutal and corroding. The problem facing Barlow is what the ...

The Listeners

Episode 22

Lynch goes out on patrol with PC Dave Graham, the former dog-handler who has bee...

The Main Chance

Episode 23

Cock-fighting is cruel, bloody and illegal. Its promoters have to work in secre...

Follow My Leader

Episode 24

The trail of counterfeit notes begins in a chemist's shop. Following it is more...

Members Only

Episode 25

The men want the new club to be peaceful and palatial. John Watt's concern is w...

Matter Of Conviction

Episode 26

A serious crime has to be reported to Headquarters. Barlow's main worry is that...

The Bad Lad

Episode 27

In an attempt to improve the crime statistics Barlow has Smith and Weir devoting...

Enquiry

Episode 28

Despite all the anger and resentment they arouse nothing must deflect Inspector ...

Pay By Results

Episode 29

Glossop is a name all too familiar to Newtown CID. His record includes larceny,...

The Peterman

Episode 30

A big bump in the night and the hunt for the safebreakers is on. But the safebr...

The Birds Of The Air

Episode 31

Only when the birds have flown does Z-Victor One get called to the Atlantic Hote...

Train Of Events

Episode 32

A mailbag robbery in Newtown and Barlow is in his element as the masterly organi...

By The Book

Episode 33

""Crimes like this, there's always two, always. I've never known it otherwise""...

Nothing Serious

Episode 34

A vicious bunch of thugs and a young couple in love. Lynch and Graham are invol...

Alarm Call

Episode 35

The alarm rings and the police dash to the scene. This is the reflex action a c...

A Try By Weir

Episode 36

It's the night after a big rugby football match. Lynch and Graham get a surpris...

Quiet Confidence

Episode 37

Fancy Smith's devotion to duty takes him, on his night off, to visit a young off...

Scare

Episode 38

The crew of a merchant ship about to dock at Seaport are looking forward to shor...

Caught By The Ears

Episode 39

Cattle are identified by marks on their ears. Sgt. Watt and Z-Victor One have t...

Come On The Lads

Episode 40

In soccer mad Newtown tickets for the big match are at a premium. Everyone want...

The Whizzers

Episode 41

A team of pickpockets and the attempt to track them down leads Jock Weir into se...

Police Work

Episode 42

The Coroner's demand for the presence of a witness sends Smith and Weir to a lon...