Z-Cars

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1962

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Episodes

EP 2: What A Main Event!

Two men in a parked car - and the beginning of a night Lynch and Graham will talk about all their lives. The eventual haul is so ...

EP 3: Finders Keepers

The grimy cafe down by the docks is keeping pretty busy as usual. The juke-box is giving out the latest sounds of the Mersey Beat...

EP 4: Lucky Partners

To the young Mrs. Napier the man at the door seems anything but sinister, just buying old gold. But his method of purchase leaves...

EP 5: Soft Spot

Alby Rafferty, an over-zealous car enthusiast, is not past redemption according to John Watt. But Watt is not the only influence ...

EP 6: Somebody Said...

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EP 7: Charity Begins ...

""What's all the fuss about then?"" asks Fancy Smith when he and Jock Weir are called to a case of shoplifting. ""Cause maybe the...

EP 8: The Hunch

A passing car and a radio message lead Graham and Baker to a particular club with interesting results. DC Lynch, meanwhile, has t...

EP 9: Two In The Bush

Two crimes - same place, same time - and Smith and weir are ready and able to deal with them....

EP 10: Welcome Home, Jigger

Sgt. Blackitt sets off to give a first aid demonstration at a youth club where trouble is in the air. Jigger Daniels, released fr...

EP 11: In A Day's Work

A friendly call on a neighbour turns into a sudden nightmare for a young housewife. She dials 999. Fancy Smith, alone in Z-Victo...

EP 12: No Stone Unturned

A sudden death in Newtown brings the new man, Detective Superintendent Prentiss, from Headquarters. And before the investigation ...

EP 13: You Pays Your Money

When the only witnesses disagree Sergeant Watt settles for the most likely suspect - with surprising results....

EP 14: One Day In Spring Street

Investigating a reported disturbance, Dave Graham finds it is one more skirmish in a running war fought with stones between the bo...

EP 15: Bring Back The Cat

It's a lively evening for Smith and Weir. First they have to try and cope with a woman who is charging her husband with an unusua...

EP 16: If He Runs - Grab Him

An old lady is assaulted and robbed. She manages to struggle home to her companion and soon both the cars and DCI Barlow are on t...

EP 17: First Foot

New Year's Eve in Newtown means a three-line whip for the lads on the cars. Everyone has to be on the job to cope with the drunks...

EP 18: Think On

A bus load of witnesses - and not one with a voice. Pub closing time in Newtown has come to mean more than the problem of drunken...

EP 19: The Luck Of The Game

Some parents' trouble is that they protect their children too much....

EP 20: I Love You Bonzo

Lynch is on the trail of an artist of a thief who broke into the Seaport Supermarket....

EP 21: Brotherly Love

In any community you'll find a few people who are out of alignment - and all too often they find themselves involved with the poli...

EP 22: A Matter Of Give And Take

The suspicions of a canal lock-keeper bring Z-Victor One into contact with the canal community and eventually lead to the investig...

EP 23: Give A Dog A Name

A lost constable, but Sgt. Watt refuses to join his colleagues in jumping to conclusions. PC Boyle has been transferred to Newtow...

EP 24: The Long Spoon

Barlow accepts a favour from a local trader - and his integrity becomes suspect....

EP 25: Teething Trouble

A child cries, and family man PC Baker finds himself getting too involved....

EP 26: A Shame To Take The Money

Two men carry off a mechanical shovel from a building site....

EP 27: Window Dressing

When No. 18 alarm bell rings in Newtown station Watt and Blackitt brace themselves for trouble. For No. 18 is Mercer's Universal ...

EP 28: Partners

A doctor is accused of indecent assault, and Barlow is faced with the problem of evidence. And when a jailbird is found in posses...

EP 29: The Fanatics

Baker and Graham take time out for a snack, but there's no let up when the division is invaded by Scots football fans. Jock Weir ...

EP 30: You Got To Have Class

A child witnesses a crime against her father, but her mother refuses to co-operate with the police. Fancy's always uncertain temp...

EP 31: The Mice Will Play

A particularly nasty wave of 'flu has decimated the staff at Newtown with Barlow and Blackitt among the victims. To add to the pr...

EP 32: Sound An Alarm

Personal radio comes to Newtown - with disastrous results....

EP 33: The Soft Game

Toby, a man high up on the ledge of a derelict warehouse, is likely to jump off at the mere sight of a uniform. It is up to Bert ...

EP 34: Snakes Alive

Some people will pinch anything - and sometimes they get more than they bargained for!...

EP 35: Suspected Murder

Graham and Baker set out to look for a stolen car but instead come upon a far less trivial incident. Someone has disappeared and ...

EP 36: The Share-Out

It's time for the share-out from one of Newtown's holiday savings clubs. £18,000 is in club funds. John Watt has to give protect...

EP 37: Checkmate

Three suspects arrive in the Newtown area. Graham and Baker are instructed to warn them off. Lynch, using a different approach, ...

EP 38: Another Fairy Tale

When two masked men terrorise the wife of a bookmaker and rob his safe it looks like a local job, and only hours after his release...

EP 39: Market Square

Victor Division prepares for a Royal visit, but crime doesn't stop for the occasion. Lynch makes a mistake and is left fumbling f...

EP 40: Error of Judgement

PC Foster, helped by ex-boxer Len Phillips, breaks up a gang of youngsters blocking the pavement. His unnecessarily rough treatme...

EP 41: Under Cover

The police have to deal with depravity in all its guises - both of the body and of the mind....

EP 42: One Good Turn

Watt, Blackitt and Smith try to help Benny Dunn. Benny's mam won't let him into the house; he has nowhere to go, no money for foo...

EP 43: Warning Shots

It is PC Ken Baker's last day on Z-Victor Two. He has been selected for further training at Police College. He is looking forwar...

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 >>

The Dark Side Of The Road

Episode 1

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What A Main Event!

Episode 2

Two men in a parked car - and the beginning of a night Lynch and Graham will tal...

Finders Keepers

Episode 3

The grimy cafe down by the docks is keeping pretty busy as usual. The juke-box ...

Lucky Partners

Episode 4

To the young Mrs. Napier the man at the door seems anything but sinister, just b...

Soft Spot

Episode 5

Alby Rafferty, an over-zealous car enthusiast, is not past redemption according ...

Somebody Said...

Episode 6

...

Charity Begins ...

Episode 7

""What's all the fuss about then?"" asks Fancy Smith when he and Jock Weir are c...

The Hunch

Episode 8

A passing car and a radio message lead Graham and Baker to a particular club wit...

Two In The Bush

Episode 9

Two crimes - same place, same time - and Smith and weir are ready and able to de...

Welcome Home, Jigger

Episode 10

Sgt. Blackitt sets off to give a first aid demonstration at a youth club where t...

In A Day's Work

Episode 11

A friendly call on a neighbour turns into a sudden nightmare for a young housewi...

No Stone Unturned

Episode 12

A sudden death in Newtown brings the new man, Detective Superintendent Prentiss,...

You Pays Your Money

Episode 13

When the only witnesses disagree Sergeant Watt settles for the most likely suspe...

One Day In Spring Street

Episode 14

Investigating a reported disturbance, Dave Graham finds it is one more skirmish ...

Bring Back The Cat

Episode 15

It's a lively evening for Smith and Weir. First they have to try and cope with ...

If He Runs - Grab Him

Episode 16

An old lady is assaulted and robbed. She manages to struggle home to her compan...

First Foot

Episode 17

New Year's Eve in Newtown means a three-line whip for the lads on the cars. Eve...

Think On

Episode 18

A bus load of witnesses - and not one with a voice. Pub closing time in Newtown...

The Luck Of The Game

Episode 19

Some parents' trouble is that they protect their children too much....

I Love You Bonzo

Episode 20

Lynch is on the trail of an artist of a thief who broke into the Seaport Superma...

Brotherly Love

Episode 21

In any community you'll find a few people who are out of alignment - and all too...

A Matter Of Give And Take

Episode 22

The suspicions of a canal lock-keeper bring Z-Victor One into contact with the c...

Give A Dog A Name

Episode 23

A lost constable, but Sgt. Watt refuses to join his colleagues in jumping to con...

The Long Spoon

Episode 24

Barlow accepts a favour from a local trader - and his integrity becomes suspect....

Teething Trouble

Episode 25

A child cries, and family man PC Baker finds himself getting too involved....

A Shame To Take The Money

Episode 26

Two men carry off a mechanical shovel from a building site....

Window Dressing

Episode 27

When No. 18 alarm bell rings in Newtown station Watt and Blackitt brace themselv...

Partners

Episode 28

A doctor is accused of indecent assault, and Barlow is faced with the problem of...

The Fanatics

Episode 29

Baker and Graham take time out for a snack, but there's no let up when the divis...

You Got To Have Class

Episode 30

A child witnesses a crime against her father, but her mother refuses to co-opera...

The Mice Will Play

Episode 31

A particularly nasty wave of 'flu has decimated the staff at Newtown with Barlow...

Sound An Alarm

Episode 32

Personal radio comes to Newtown - with disastrous results....

The Soft Game

Episode 33

Toby, a man high up on the ledge of a derelict warehouse, is likely to jump off ...

Snakes Alive

Episode 34

Some people will pinch anything - and sometimes they get more than they bargaine...

Suspected Murder

Episode 35

Graham and Baker set out to look for a stolen car but instead come upon a far le...

The Share-Out

Episode 36

It's time for the share-out from one of Newtown's holiday savings clubs. £18,00...

Checkmate

Episode 37

Three suspects arrive in the Newtown area. Graham and Baker are instructed to w...

Another Fairy Tale

Episode 38

When two masked men terrorise the wife of a bookmaker and rob his safe it looks ...

Market Square

Episode 39

Victor Division prepares for a Royal visit, but crime doesn't stop for the occas...

Error of Judgement

Episode 40

PC Foster, helped by ex-boxer Len Phillips, breaks up a gang of youngsters block...

Under Cover

Episode 41

The police have to deal with depravity in all its guises - both of the body and ...

One Good Turn

Episode 42

Watt, Blackitt and Smith try to help Benny Dunn. Benny's mam won't let him into...

Warning Shots

Episode 43

It is PC Ken Baker's last day on Z-Victor Two. He has been selected for further...