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"Z Cars" (1962) More at IMDbPro »TV series 1962-1978

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Overview

User Rating:
7.5/10   61 votes
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Writers:
John Foster (writer) (9 episodes)
Bob Baker (writer)
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Contact:
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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 full episode list
Release Date:
2 January 1962 (UK) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama more
Awards:
2 wins more
NewsDesk:
DS Icon: Bella Emberg
 (From digitalspy. 22 January 2009, 10:00 PM, PST)

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Zephyr Zodiac more

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 4 of 1465)
James Ellis ... Sgt. Lynch / ... (626 episodes, 1962-1978)
John Slater ... Det. Sgt. Stone (420 episodes, 1967-1974)
Douglas Fielding ... PC Quilley / ... (340 episodes, 1969-1978)

Bernard Holley ... PC Newcombe / ... (277 episodes, 1967-1971)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
25 min (462 episodes) | 50 min (337 episodes)
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White (1962-1970) | Color (1970-1978)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Michael Caine refused the part of PC Bob Steele as he did not want to be typecast in an TV series. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The Real 'Life on Mars'! (2008) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Z Cars Theme more

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3 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
Zephyr Zodiac, 17 December 2007
6/10
Author: yorimevets-2 from United States

It was an OK show that in retrospect portrayed a disturbing change in England. When it came out The English were by and large a law-abiding people, so much so that the police were armed only with their wits and truncheons. I did not own a set until 1965 so I missed the first 3 years.

The police were starting to deal with people strung out on purple heart amphetamines, and junkies. The lout generation was becoming more unruly, and an angry wave of immigrants with no respect for their host country was on the rise. As the show went on for a dozen years or more it became an institution as much as Emergency Ward 10 and Coronation Street.

Another cop show called Dixon of Dock Green was much more charming and yet somehow fictitious. Z Cars showed the reality of what the coppers had to deal with on a regular basis. As for American police shows being better because American criminals are better, think again. Most American criminals are mental midgets whose worst enemy is their own stupidity. If you don't believe me, then get involved with Prison Fellowship.

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