Z Cars

Airs Next: BBC-1 at Tuesday 8:00 PM (50 min.)

Status: Ended Premiered: January 2, 1962 Last Aired: September 20, 1978

Show Category: Drama

Welcome to the Z Cars guide at TV.com. This long-running BBC drama series dealt with the goings on of the Newtown police and their Ford Zephyr squad cars or "Z Cars". Eschewing the post-war idyll presented in Dixon of Dock Green , Z Cars reinvented the genre for the 1960s, with an emphasis on personal drama and the day-to-day lives of an ensemble cast, combining police procedural and...

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Last episode: Pressure
A new security shutter is being installed at the entrance to Newtown station, just in time, it seems, as an angry mob gathers outside. A stream of visitors keeps the desk duty officer busy.
Aired: Wednesday September 20, 1978

799. Departures	Sep 13, 1978	0 Reviews	0.00

797. Prey	Sep 6, 1978	0 Reviews	0.00

796. Rummage	Aug 30, 1978	0 Reviews	0.00

795. Deserter	Aug 23, 1978	0 Reviews	0.00

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Cast

Stratford Johns - Det. Chief Insp. Charlie Barlow [ 1962 - 1965 ]

John Barrie - Det. Insp. Hudson [ 1967 ]

David Daker - P.C. Culshaw [ 1967 - 1968 ]

Sebastian Breaks - P.C. Tate [ 1967 ]

Stephen Yardley - P.C. May [ 1967 - 1968 ]

Bernard Holley - P.C. Newcombe [ 1967 - 1971 ]

Jennie Goosens - Radio Girl

Joss Ackland - Det. Insp. Todd [ 1967 - 1968 ]

John Woodvine - Det. Insp. Alan Witty [ 1968 - 1969 ]

Paul Angelis - P.C. Bannerman [ 1968 - 1969 ]

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mirrabook Report Abuse	6.0 Fair "Absolutely fabulous" I was only little when my grand parents watched this cop show. I remember getting told that they were like real english police men. My grandparents were from england and often love to watch shows from "home". Continue » Posted Feb 27, 2007 5:38 am PST

Fallout_1986 Report Abuse	8.0 Great "Ahead of its time" I can't believe I actually enjoyed this! It's like one of life's guilty pleasures. Continue » Posted Jun 5, 2006 9:12 am PST

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Show: Z Cars
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