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Z-Cars

Drama

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.

Jan 2, 196212 seasons802 episodesEndedEN

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Frank Windsor

DS John Watt

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James Ellis

Bert Lynch

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Seasons

Series 1

31 episodes

Premiered Jan 2, 1962

Series 2

42 episodes

Premiered Sep 19, 1962

Series 3

42 episodes

Premiered Sep 4, 1963

Series 4

43 episodes

Premiered Sep 9, 1964

Series 5

12 episodes

Premiered Oct 5, 1965

Series 6

416 episodes

Premiered Mar 6, 1967

Series 7

115 episodes

Premiered Aug 2, 1971

Series 8

28 episodes

Premiered Oct 22, 1973

Series 9

31 episodes

Premiered Sep 9, 1974

Series 10

17 episodes

Premiered Jan 5, 1976

Series 11

13 episodes

Premiered Apr 5, 1977

Series 12

13 episodes

Premiered Jun 28, 1978

Episodes

1–6 of 31

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Ep 1

Four of a Kind

Jan 2, 1962

50m

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 estate. A mixed community, displaced from the larger towns by slum clearance, has been brought together and housed on an estate without amenities.

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Ep 2

The Limping Rabbit

Jan 9, 1962

50m

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

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Ep 3

Handle With Care

Jan 16, 1962

50m

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

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Ep 4

Stab In The Dark

Jan 23, 1962

50m

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

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Ep 5

Big Catch

Jan 30, 1962

50m

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

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Ep 6

Friday Night

Feb 6, 1962

50m

""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 aftermath of a traffic accident in which a drunken driver has killed a motor cyclist and his pillion passenger. Small time felon Grandpa Maddigan blows up the safe in the Gas Company office, Watt and DCS Robins are hot on the trail of the notorious Comber gang, and Twentyman himself gets more than he bargained for when he tries to break up a free-for-all in the Tabernacle pub.

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