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Z-Cars

TV Show 1962 7.3/10 802 episodes
Drama

Synopsis

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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Series 1 Episodes

Episode 1 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 overspill es…

Episode 2 EP 2
The Limping Rabbit

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

Episode 3 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.

Episode 4 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.

Episode 5 EP 5
Big Catch

When the whalers hit Seaport after a good season Smith and Weir have their work cut out to keep trouble to a minimum.

Episode 6 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 with the…

Episode 7 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 themselves.

Episode 8 EP 8
Family Feud

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

Episode 9 EP 9
Fire!

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

Episode 10 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 have unplea…

Episode 11 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. Smith and…

Episode 12 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. One of the…

Episode 13 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 organising the hu…

Episode 14 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 Barlow's…

Episode 15 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 hooliganism do…

Episode 16 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 encounter, th…

Episode 17 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.

Episode 18 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 police station.

Episode 19 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.

Episode 20 EP 20
People's Property

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

Episode 21 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 Fielding h…

Episode 22 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 second time t…

Episode 23 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 everyone -…

Episode 24 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 violence.

Episode 25 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 policeman dies.

Episode 26 EP 26
Contraband

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

Episode 27 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 Lynch lay …

Episode 28 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 court the t…

Episode 29 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 reputatio…

Episode 30 EP 30
Sunday Morning
Episode 31 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 of total…

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