Z-Cars

3,30

1962

7 / 10

Episodes

EP 1: Lucky Accident

An attempted burglary and a hit-and-run accident - PC Lynch sees the connection first. Proving it is a job for the whole of Victo...

EP 2: Made For Each Other

Two arrests, two court cases - and also two people, in one of whom Fancy Smith takes a personal interest....

EP 3: A La Carte

Chief Inspector Barlow is known locally as something of a gourmet, but not even the chef believes that he is interested only in fo...

EP 4: Light The Blue Paper

The bang is loud in the night. The conspiracy of silence which follows is more sinister. When an explosion destroys Bill Webster...

EP 5: A Quiet Night

PCs Lynch and Graham find that a quiet night can be just as busy as any other, but for some of the people they encounter it is als...

EP 6: Hit And Run

A slight collision between two cars, a bad-tempered blow, and a young man finds himself involved in serious trouble - both for him...

EP 7: Hide - And Go Seek

A young rookie constable cannot hold his liquor. In his cups he reveals the whereabouts of a 'safe house' holding a vital witness...

EP 8: The Kiter

An outbreak of thefts from offertory boxes, a flood of dud cheques - and Victor Division's crime figures begin to soar. Barlow an...

EP 9: Special Duty

Lynch and Graham investigate a domestic tragedy. And for Barlow there's the urgent problem of saving a man's life....

EP 10: Remembrance Of A Guest

Complaints about a fast-moving, fast-talking door-to-door salesman give Weir and Smith a busy day, while Sgt. Watt prepares the tr...

EP 11: Daylight Robbery

When a Newtown pillar box begins to belch smoke Graham's first reaction is that someone has been posting red hot love letters. Bu...

EP 12: Running Milligan

Freddy Milligan is servinga prison sentence for robbery with violence. With six weeks of his sentence to run, he is given compass...

EP 13: Choose Your Partners

A report of breaking and entering at Mallory Hall and soon Lord Tenterden's home is swarming with policemen from the ACC right dow...

EP 14: Tuesday Afternoon

A case of shoplifting, the disappearance of 3,000 bricks and some unbuilt houses give Barlow and the boys in Z-Victor One a busy d...

EP 15: Supper In The Morning

Dave Graham is used to sorting out the problems of other people, but only as a policeman. He finds it much more difficult to cope...

EP 16: Wait For It

Some crimes are solved by logic. Barlow finds one but Smith and Weir look like upsetting him in their persistent search for a sto...

EP 17: It Never Rains ...

On Christmas Eve Lynch and Graham are as full of goodwill to all men as any police officers can be - with a garage robbery to deal...

EP 18: .. And A Happy New Year

The revelry of New Year's Eve has its normal problems for the Newtown police and its special opportunities for a lone marauder in ...

EP 19: Happy-Go-Lucky

When a happy-go-lucky thief refuses to confess to a simple breaking and entering job Barlow continues enquiries. This starts an a...

EP 20: Promise Made

It can't possibly be blackmail - the old lady seems much too innocent and can have nothing to hide. But Lynch and Graham are sure...

EP 21: I Mean...Where Does It Stop?

Weir finds that being a policeman doesn't stop when he goes off duty, particularly as his girl friend Sally has shady connections....

EP 22: A Stroll Along The Sands

A chance encounter is soon forgotten by Lynch and Graham. But remembering a face becomes vital when Barlow orders a search for mi...

EP 23: No Malice

Barlow loses a case against a known criminal. He believes the man is guilty but he is ordered to re-investigate the crime and fin...

EP 24: Profit By Their Example

A mysterious meeting at a sports pavilion attracts the attention of Z-Victor Two. John Watt investigates. When a sharp warning t...

EP 25: A Question Of Storage

Barlow's attendance at a police conference starts a spring cleaning at Newtown station. But the arrest of an elderly drunk by Smi...

EP 26: Fun And Games

When a seemingly harmless practical joke goes wrong and leads to a disturbance Lynch finds himself involved in a very personal pro...

EP 27: A Man...Like Yourself

When a young offender escapes from custody he is seen hiding on a roof and DC Hicks is detailed to bring him down....

EP 28: A Straight Deal

When Josh Tansfield tries to make a deal with the police John Watt is worried - but Barlow gets the best of a good bargain....

EP 29: Happy Families

A mother finds her schoolboy son in possession of pornographic photographs. Then the lad goes missing and Smith and weir have the...

EP 31: Clues Are What You Think

The search area is wide and time is short - for Barlow is in charge of a murder enquiry for the first time. He places his faith i...

EP 32: The Whole Truth...

'Punchy' Palmer is not too bright. When he tries to help Newtown police it isn't easy to know what is truth and what is daydreams...

EP 33: Whistle, And Come Home

Two children are the only witnesses of a robbery. It seems that the men concerned will get away with it - until Barlow takes over...

EP 34: First-Class Citizen

Old Eli Mosscrop was once the best spiderman in the north. Now no-one will employ him. When he tries to show his skill he makes ...

EP 35: Seconds Away

It is a routine job - a break-in at a jeweller's shop. But Barlow believes the owner is in danger....

EP 36: Centre Of Disturbance

A brutal mid-afternoon shooting in the middle of a shopping area leaves a store full of people dumbfounded and the Newtown police ...

EP 37: You Get All Kinds

A baby is taken from a pram near a bingo hall. Graham and Lynch are involved in a long search....

EP 38: Happy Birthday

A wrist-watch and a camera. Not unusual gifts for a twenty-first birthday, but they make a busy Saturday for Smith and Weir and u...

EP 39: Somebody ... Help

Frank Wood is a homosexual, unable to go to the police when a man sets out to blackmail him. If he does go to the police he faces...

EP 40: Cage Until Tame

Arty Timmins is out of jail. Chief Supt. Robins put him away when he was an Inspector and Sgt. Blackitt was a constable. With Ba...

EP 41: Family Reunion

When Danny Sullivan, boisterous and irresponsible, returns to Newtown Z-Victor Two is alerted. When he goes into the used car bus...

EP 42: A Place Of Safety

Smith and Weir are called to a disturbance in a tenement block. An unemployed black man has attacked a bailiff with an axe, then ...

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 >>

Lucky Accident

Episode 1

An attempted burglary and a hit-and-run accident - PC Lynch sees the connection ...

Made For Each Other

Episode 2

Two arrests, two court cases - and also two people, in one of whom Fancy Smith t...

A La Carte

Episode 3

Chief Inspector Barlow is known locally as something of a gourmet, but not even ...

Light The Blue Paper

Episode 4

The bang is loud in the night. The conspiracy of silence which follows is more ...

A Quiet Night

Episode 5

PCs Lynch and Graham find that a quiet night can be just as busy as any other, b...

Hit And Run

Episode 6

A slight collision between two cars, a bad-tempered blow, and a young man finds ...

Hide - And Go Seek

Episode 7

A young rookie constable cannot hold his liquor. In his cups he reveals the whe...

The Kiter

Episode 8

An outbreak of thefts from offertory boxes, a flood of dud cheques - and Victor ...

Special Duty

Episode 9

Lynch and Graham investigate a domestic tragedy. And for Barlow there's the urg...

Remembrance Of A Guest

Episode 10

Complaints about a fast-moving, fast-talking door-to-door salesman give Weir and...

Daylight Robbery

Episode 11

When a Newtown pillar box begins to belch smoke Graham's first reaction is that ...

Running Milligan

Episode 12

Freddy Milligan is servinga prison sentence for robbery with violence. With six...

Choose Your Partners

Episode 13

A report of breaking and entering at Mallory Hall and soon Lord Tenterden's home...

Tuesday Afternoon

Episode 14

A case of shoplifting, the disappearance of 3,000 bricks and some unbuilt houses...

Supper In The Morning

Episode 15

Dave Graham is used to sorting out the problems of other people, but only as a p...

Wait For It

Episode 16

Some crimes are solved by logic. Barlow finds one but Smith and Weir look like ...

It Never Rains ...

Episode 17

On Christmas Eve Lynch and Graham are as full of goodwill to all men as any poli...

.. And A Happy New Year

Episode 18

The revelry of New Year's Eve has its normal problems for the Newtown police and...

Happy-Go-Lucky

Episode 19

When a happy-go-lucky thief refuses to confess to a simple breaking and entering...

Promise Made

Episode 20

It can't possibly be blackmail - the old lady seems much too innocent and can ha...

I Mean...Where Does It Stop?

Episode 21

Weir finds that being a policeman doesn't stop when he goes off duty, particular...

A Stroll Along The Sands

Episode 22

A chance encounter is soon forgotten by Lynch and Graham. But remembering a fac...

No Malice

Episode 23

Barlow loses a case against a known criminal. He believes the man is guilty but...

Profit By Their Example

Episode 24

A mysterious meeting at a sports pavilion attracts the attention of Z-Victor Two...

A Question Of Storage

Episode 25

Barlow's attendance at a police conference starts a spring cleaning at Newtown s...

Fun And Games

Episode 26

When a seemingly harmless practical joke goes wrong and leads to a disturbance L...

A Man...Like Yourself

Episode 27

When a young offender escapes from custody he is seen hiding on a roof and DC Hi...

A Straight Deal

Episode 28

When Josh Tansfield tries to make a deal with the police John Watt is worried - ...

Happy Families

Episode 29

A mother finds her schoolboy son in possession of pornographic photographs. The...

Inside Job

Episode 30

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Clues Are What You Think

Episode 31

The search area is wide and time is short - for Barlow is in charge of a murder ...

The Whole Truth...

Episode 32

'Punchy' Palmer is not too bright. When he tries to help Newtown police it isn'...

Whistle, And Come Home

Episode 33

Two children are the only witnesses of a robbery. It seems that the men concern...

First-Class Citizen

Episode 34

Old Eli Mosscrop was once the best spiderman in the north. Now no-one will empl...

Seconds Away

Episode 35

It is a routine job - a break-in at a jeweller's shop. But Barlow believes the ...

Centre Of Disturbance

Episode 36

A brutal mid-afternoon shooting in the middle of a shopping area leaves a store ...

You Get All Kinds

Episode 37

A baby is taken from a pram near a bingo hall. Graham and Lynch are involved in...

Happy Birthday

Episode 38

A wrist-watch and a camera. Not unusual gifts for a twenty-first birthday, but ...

Somebody ... Help

Episode 39

Frank Wood is a homosexual, unable to go to the police when a man sets out to bl...

Cage Until Tame

Episode 40

Arty Timmins is out of jail. Chief Supt. Robins put him away when he was an Ins...

Family Reunion

Episode 41

When Danny Sullivan, boisterous and irresponsible, returns to Newtown Z-Victor T...

A Place Of Safety

Episode 42

Smith and Weir are called to a disturbance in a tenement block. An unemployed b...