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Z Cars (1962–1978) — drama · crime on BBC One

The answer: Concluded September 20, 1978.
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Genre
Drama · Crime
Network / streamer
BBC One
Premiered
January 2, 1962
Ended
September 20, 1978
Runtime
~50 min per episode
12seasons
773episodes

About Z Cars

Z Cars or Z-Cars was 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.

The series differed sharply from earlier police procedurals. With its less-usual Northern setting, it injected a new element of harsh realism into the image of the police, which some found unwelcome.

Z Cars ran for a total of 803 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".

The name Z Cars relates to an imaginary "Z" Division of the local constabulary. The theme tune was based on a traditional Liverpool folk song, and was adopted by Everton Football Club as its official anthem.

Z Cars episode schedule

773 aired

Aired · 773

DateEp.Title
September 20, 1978 S12·E13 Pressure
September 13, 1978 S12·E12 Departures
September 6, 1978 S12·E11 Prey
August 30, 1978 S12·E10 Rummage
August 23, 1978 S12·E9 Deserter
August 16, 1978 S12·E8 First Offender
August 9, 1978 S12·E7 Fat Freddie BA
August 2, 1978 S12·E6 Exposure
July 26, 1978 S12·E5 A Woman's Place
July 19, 1978 S12·E4 Quilley on the Spot
July 12, 1978 S12·E3 Debris
July 5, 1978 S12·E2 Heavenly Host
June 28, 1978 S12·E1 Driver
July 5, 1977 S11·E13 Juvenile
June 28, 1977 S11·E12 Domestic
June 21, 1977 S11·E11 Skeletons
June 14, 1977 S11·E10 Attack
May 31, 1977 S11·E9 Quarry
May 24, 1977 S11·E8 Rip Off
May 17, 1977 S11·E7 Fall of Wiskers Castle
May 10, 1977 S11·E6 Scavengers
May 3, 1977 S11·E5 Error of Judgement
April 26, 1977 S11·E4 Transit
April 19, 1977 S11·E3 Guilt
April 12, 1977 S11·E2 Guilt
April 5, 1977 S11·E1 The Man Who Killed Songbirds
March 29, 1976 S10·E13 Scot Free
March 22, 1976 S10·E12 Hunch
March 15, 1976 S10·E11 Fairground
March 8, 1976 S10·E10 Ringers
Show next 200 of 743 earlier episodes
March 1, 1976 S10·E9 Nightwatch
February 23, 1976 S10·E8 A Preacher in Passing
February 16, 1976 S10·E7 Say Goodbye to the Horses
February 9, 1976 S10·E6 Kidnap
February 2, 1976 S10·E5 Contact
January 26, 1976 S10·E4 The Frighteners
January 19, 1976 S10·E3 Prisoner
January 12, 1976 S10·E2 Manslaughter
January 5, 1976 S10·E1 Guns
May 12, 1975 S9·E32 A New Broom
May 5, 1975 S9·E31 Legacy
April 28, 1975 S9·E30 Ritual
April 21, 1975 S9·E29 Distance
June 3, 1974 S9·E28 Family
May 20, 1974 S9·E27 Certain Parties
May 13, 1974 S9·E26 Pastime
May 6, 1974 S9·E25 Mugs
April 29, 1974 S9·E24 Intruder
April 22, 1974 S9·E23 Turnabout
April 8, 1974 S9·E22 Background
April 1, 1974 S9·E21 Priority
March 25, 1974 S9·E20 Rota
March 18, 1974 S9·E19 Allegiance
March 11, 1974 S9·E18 Dinner Break
March 4, 1974 S9·E17 Two Wise Monkeys
February 25, 1974 S9·E16 Waste
February 18, 1974 S9·E15 Pressure
February 11, 1974 S9·E14 Joanna
February 4, 1974 S9·E13 Two Hundred Tartan Teddy Bears
January 21, 1974 S9·E12 In Police Hands
January 14, 1974 S9·E11 Losers
January 7, 1974 S9·E10 Absence
December 17, 1973 S9·E9 Pressure of Work
December 10, 1973 S9·E8 The Cinder Path
December 3, 1973 S9·E7 Pieces
November 26, 1973 S9·E6 Stray Girl
November 19, 1973 S9·E5 Break-Up
November 12, 1973 S9·E4 Cadet
November 5, 1973 S9·E3 Escape
October 29, 1973 S9·E2 Nuisance
October 22, 1973 S9·E1 Inspector Lynch
July 2, 1973 S8·E40 Officer Material...?
June 25, 1973 S8·E39 No Proceedings
June 18, 1973 S8·E38 Co-Operation
June 11, 1973 S8·E37 Mother and Child
June 4, 1973 S8·E36 Hi-Jack
May 21, 1973 S8·E35 The Spike
May 14, 1973 S8·E34 Routine
May 7, 1973 S8·E33 Mileage
April 30, 1973 S8·E32 Suspicion
April 19, 1973 S8·E31 The Lady and the Gentleman
April 12, 1973 S8·E30 Bowman
April 5, 1973 S8·E29 Pat
March 29, 1973 S8·E28 Domestic
March 22, 1973 S8·E27 Hard Man
March 15, 1973 S8·E26 Invention
March 8, 1973 S8·E25 Defection
March 1, 1973 S8·E24 Operation Watchdog
February 22, 1973 S8·E23 Care
February 15, 1973 S8·E22 Miller
February 8, 1973 S8·E21 Jack the Dodger
February 1, 1973 S8·E20 Women at Work
January 25, 1973 S8·E19 Big Jake
January 18, 1973 S8·E18 Backwater
January 11, 1973 S8·E17 Skin Game
January 4, 1973 S8·E16 Skinner
December 18, 1972 S8·E15 Old Lag
December 11, 1972 S8·E14 Hobo
December 4, 1972 S8·E13 The Amateurs
November 27, 1972 S8·E12 The Legacy
November 20, 1972 S8·E11 Old Acquaintance
November 13, 1972 S8·E10 Diabolical Liberty
November 6, 1972 S8·E9 Old Soldiers
October 30, 1972 S8·E8 Public Relations
October 23, 1972 S8·E7 Day Trip
October 16, 1972 S8·E6 Damage
October 9, 1972 S8·E5 Sins of the Father
October 2, 1972 S8·E4 Takes All Sorts
September 25, 1972 S8·E3 Witness
September 18, 1972 S8·E2 The Team
September 11, 1972 S8·E1 Connor
August 22, 1972 S7·E76 Breakage, Part 2
August 21, 1972 S7·E75 Breakage, Part 1
August 15, 1972 S7·E74 Not Good Enough, Part 2
August 14, 1972 S7·E73 Not Good Enough, Part 1
August 8, 1972 S7·E72 Relative Values, Part 2
August 7, 1972 S7·E71 Relative Values, Part 1
August 1, 1972 S7·E70 Loyalties, Part 2
July 31, 1972 S7·E69 Loyalties, Part 1
July 25, 1972 S7·E68 A Neighbour's Goods, Part 2
July 24, 1972 S7·E67 A Neighbour's Goods, Part 1
July 18, 1972 S7·E66 Forget It, Part 2
July 17, 1972 S7·E65 Forget It, Part 1
July 11, 1972 S7·E64 The Wolf and the Sheep, Part 2
July 10, 1972 S7·E63 The Wolf and the Sheep, Part 1
June 19, 1972 S7·E62 Goss
June 12, 1972 S7·E61 Access
June 5, 1972 S7·E60 Sweet Girl
May 29, 1972 S7·E59 Playtime
May 22, 1972 S7·E58 Hagger
May 15, 1972 S7·E57 Short Cut
May 8, 1972 S7·E56 Operation Ascalon
May 1, 1972 S7·E55 Smoke
April 24, 1972 S7·E54 Keep to Yourself
April 17, 1972 S7·E53 Tessa in the Woodpile
April 10, 1972 S7·E52 Quilley
March 6, 1972 S7·E51 Missing
February 28, 1972 S7·E50 Week Off
February 22, 1972 S7·E49 Care
February 21, 1972 S7·E48 Canal
February 14, 1972 S7·E47 Promotion
January 31, 1972 S7·E46 Retirement
January 24, 1972 S7·E45 The Attackers
January 17, 1972 S7·E44 Team Work
January 10, 1972 S7·E43 Lynch
January 3, 1972 S7·E42 Last Bus to Newtown
December 21, 1971 S7·E41 Collation, Part 2
December 20, 1971 S7·E40 Collation, Part 1
December 14, 1971 S7·E39 The Horse Dealer, Part 2
December 13, 1971 S7·E38 The Horse Dealer, Part 1
December 7, 1971 S7·E37 The Wrong Odds, Part 2
December 6, 1971 S7·E36 The Wrong Odds, Part 1
November 30, 1971 S7·E35 Rules of the Game, Part 2
November 29, 1971 S7·E34 Rules of the Game, Part 1
November 23, 1971 S7·E33 Danny Boy's Home, Part 2
November 22, 1971 S7·E32 Danny Boy's Home, Part 1
November 16, 1971 S7·E31 Who Were You With? Part 2
November 15, 1971 S7·E30 Who Were You With? Part 1
November 9, 1971 S7·E29 Take Away, Part 2
November 8, 1971 S7·E28 Take Away, Part 1
November 2, 1971 S7·E27 Contact Man, Part 2
November 1, 1971 S7·E26 Contact Man, Part 1
October 26, 1971 S7·E25 Not Often We Have Visitors, Part 2
October 25, 1971 S7·E24 Not Often We Have Visitors, Part 1
October 19, 1971 S7·E23 Intrusion, Part 2
October 18, 1971 S7·E22 Intrusion, Part 1
October 12, 1971 S7·E21 Ding Dong, Part 2
October 11, 1971 S7·E20 Ding Dong, Part 1
October 5, 1971 S7·E19 The Dirty Job, Part 2
October 4, 1971 S7·E18 The Dirty Job, Part 1
September 28, 1971 S7·E17 Funny Creatures Women, Part 2
September 27, 1971 S7·E16 Funny Creatures Women, Part 1
September 21, 1971 S7·E15 Grandstand Finish, Part 2
September 20, 1971 S7·E14 Grandstand Finish, Part 1
September 14, 1971 S7·E13 Purely Medical Purposes, Part 2
September 13, 1971 S7·E12 Purely Medical Purposes, Part 1
September 7, 1971 S7·E11 Who's Your Friend ... ? Part 2
September 6, 1971 S7·E10 Who's Your Friend ... ? Part 1
August 31, 1971 S7·E9 Funny Fellah
August 24, 1971 S7·E8 Dan, Dan... Part 2
August 23, 1971 S7·E7 Dan, Dan... Part 1
August 17, 1971 S7·E6 Nobody Hit Me, Part 2
August 16, 1971 S7·E5 Nobody Hit Me, Part 1
August 10, 1971 S7·E4 The Mystery, Part 2
August 9, 1971 S7·E3 The Mystery, Part 1
August 3, 1971 S7·E2 The Stone Standard, Part 2
August 2, 1971 S7·E1 The Stone Standard, Part 1
June 17, 1971 S6·E416 Territory
June 10, 1971 S6·E415 No Job for a Woman
June 3, 1971 S6·E414 Penny Wise
May 27, 1971 S6·E413 Cars
May 20, 1971 S6·E412 Lawbreakers
May 13, 1971 S6·E411 The Find
May 6, 1971 S6·E410 The Taker
April 29, 1971 S6·E409 Say Two Hellos
April 22, 1971 S6·E408 System
April 13, 1971 S6·E407 Bad Tuesday
April 6, 1971 S6·E406 It Can Get to Be a Habit, Part 2
April 5, 1971 S6·E405 It Can Get to Be a Habit, Part 1
March 30, 1971 S6·E404 Kid's Stuff
March 23, 1971 S6·E403 Influence, Part 2
March 22, 1971 S6·E402 Influence, Part 1
March 16, 1971 S6·E401 Little Girl Lost, Part 2
March 15, 1971 S6·E400 Little Girl Lost, Part 1
March 9, 1971 S6·E399 The Snoozer, Part 2
March 8, 1971 S6·E398 The Snoozer, Part 1
March 2, 1971 S6·E397 Hold Up, Part 2
March 1, 1971 S6·E396 Hold Up, Part 1
February 23, 1971 S6·E395 Triangle Squared, Part 2
February 22, 1971 S6·E394 Triangle Squared, Part 1
February 16, 1971 S6·E393 Make Yourself at Home, Part 2
February 15, 1971 S6·E392 Make Yourself at Home, Part 1
February 9, 1971 S6·E391 The More We Are Together, Part 2
February 8, 1971 S6·E390 The More We Are Together, Part 1
February 2, 1971 S6·E389 Love's a Dead Lumber, Part 2
February 1, 1971 S6·E388 Love's a Dead Lumber, Part 1
January 26, 1971 S6·E387 By-Pass, Part 2
January 25, 1971 S6·E386 By-Pass, Part 1
January 19, 1971 S6·E385 Nobody Wins, Nobody Loses, Part 2
January 18, 1971 S6·E384 Nobody Wins, Nobody Loses, Part 1
January 12, 1971 S6·E383 Right of Way, Part 2
January 11, 1971 S6·E382 Right of Way, Part 1
January 5, 1971 S6·E381 Prevention, Part 2
January 4, 1971 S6·E380 Prevention, Part 1
December 29, 1970 S6·E379 Let Nothing You Dismay
December 22, 1970 S6·E378 Christmas is Coming, Part 2
December 21, 1970 S6·E377 Christmas is Coming, Part 1
December 15, 1970 S6·E376 Playing for Keeps, Part 2
December 14, 1970 S6·E375 Playing for Keeps, Part 1
December 8, 1970 S6·E374 Strictly Cash, Part 2

…and 543 earlier episodes not shown. Long-running show.

Z Cars cast