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Z Cars 

| Crime , Drama | TV Series (1962–1978)
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799 episodes
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A gritty drama which follows the work of the police force in the fictional northern English town of Newtown.

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James Ellis, John Slater, Douglas Fielding | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Series cast summary:
James Ellis James Ellis ...  Sgt. Lynch / ... 627 episodes, 1962-1978
John Slater John Slater ...  Det. Sgt. Stone 421 episodes, 1967-1974
Douglas Fielding ...  PC Quilley / ... 340 episodes, 1969-1978
Bernard Holley ...  PC Newcombe / ... 277 episodes, 1967-1971
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A gritty drama which follows the work of the police force in the fictional northern English town of Newtown.

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Crime | Drama

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Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 January 1962 (UK) See more »

Also Known As:

Freie Hand für Barlow See more »

Filming Locations:

Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

(462 episodes) | (337 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White (1962-1970)| Color (1970-1978)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

The 1960s Merseybeat group The Newtowns took their name from the series' fictional setting. See more »

Alternate Versions

Also available in a computer colorized version. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Play for Today: The Kiss of Death (1977) See more »

Soundtracks

Z Cars Theme
Composed by Bridget Fry
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Essential viewing; a treasure of the era.
4 January 2008 | by MarkA-21 – See all my reviews

In many respects, a landmark TV series - changing the image of police as seen on TV, changes in real policing (from bobby-on-the-beat to patrol cars), bringing serious social problems to the screen for the first time - this series captured a time and place with clarity, making these episodes a very valuable treasure - I hope they haven't been dumped or let rot somewhere! The series was also valuable in the opportunities it gave many brilliant writers to develop their skills.

The show succeeded in its two goals, exciting police action drama, and gritty social drama (with just a drop of humour when needed); the best of the police action thread followed Barlow (played by Stratford Johns) into the spin-off series Softly, Softly - Task Force, and later: Barlow at Large. Unforgettable music. The forgettable bit was why the car numbers all started Z - V; I think Zed (not Zee; this was British) was for (Ford) Zephyr.

(With apologies to Toody and Muldoon) I wonder: Zed Victor One, where are you, now? I suspect few episodes survive.
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