Z-Cars

Also known as Z Cars

Z-Cars or Z Cars (pronounced "zed cars") is a British television police procedural series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police and CID detectives in the fictional town of Newtown, based on Kirkby, near Liverpool. Produced by the BBC, it debuted in January 1962 and ran until September 1978.

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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.

Aired: 1962–1978
Seasons: 12 · 802 episodes
Status: Ended
Created by: Troy Kennedy Martin, Allan Prior
Network: BBC One
Genres: Drama

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Key facts

Television.image: Z cars title.jpg
Television.runtime: 25 minutes & 45 minutes
Television.creator: Troy Kennedy MartinAllan Prior
Television.starring: James EllisBrian BlessedStratford JohnsFrank WindsorJeremy KempJoseph BradyColin Welland

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Contents

Origin of the title
Concept and principal characters
Episodes
Lost episodes
Theme music
After ''Z-Cars''
Recognition
Cast
Main cast
Recurring cast
See also
Notes
References
External links

Z-Cars ran for 801 episodes, of which fewer than half have survived. Regular stars included Stratford Johns (Detective Inspector Barlow), Frank Windsor (Det. Sgt. Watt), James Ellis (Bert Lynch), and Brian Blessed ("Fancy" Smith). Barlow and Watt were later spun into a separate series Softly, Softly.