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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.
Episode 31 : Unconditional Surrender
July. 31,1962
Barlow initiates a campaign against the Cruddock brothers and their gang. The Z-Cars engage in 'Operation Harassment' and a state of total war develops.
Episode 30 : Sunday Morning
July. 24,1962
Episode 29 : Assault
July. 17,1962
Barlow is investigating a case of assault. Betty Ancoats accuses four youths of attacking her, but one of them, Hogan, who has a reputation for violence, denies any knowledge of the crime.
Episode 28 : Appearance In Court
July. 10,1962
Catching a thief is only the beginning as far as the police are concerned. When Smith and Weir have to justify their action in court the truth is made to look slightly less than the whole truth.
Episode 27 : Teamwork
July. 03,1962
Just when the crime figures are levelling out one man pushes them up and up with a series of aimless break-ins. When Steele and Lynch lay hands on him but let him escape Barlow, Watt and Dunn are ready to lay hands on them!
Episode 26 : Contraband
June. 26,1962
The prospect of a 'finder's reward' in a dockland smuggling case makes Smith and Weir eager volunteers for extra duty.
Episode 25 : Affray
June. 19,1962
Two men claim the same prize and trouble begins. When Lynch and Steele are called there is an unexpected development and a policeman dies.
Episode 24 : Day Trip
June. 12,1962
A charabanc outing, a halt at a pub and an exponent of the three-card trick: this is how a day at the seaside begins. It ends in violence.
Episode 23 : Never On Wednesday
June. 05,1962
For two years Barlow has been trying to catch a Newtown thief. When DCS Robins takes a personal interest the pressure is on for everyone - particularly Steele and Lynch.
Episode 22 : Incident Reported
May. 29,1962
Fancy Smith first meets Stan Carron in the Tabernacle pub where Carron is causing a disturbance. They have an argument. The second time they meet Carron is in no state to argue and Smith starts a long night's work.
Episode 21 : Hi-Jack!
May. 22,1962
At Pete's Caff Steele and Lynch report ""off watch for refreshments"". While they are eating and talking to Steele's friend Les Fielding his lorry is hi-jacked.
Episode 20 : People's Property
May. 15,1962
It's a busy night for Smith, Weir and Sergeant Watt when burglary is rife.
Episode 19 : Winner Takes All
May. 08,1962
A race track tout forgets to pay his alimony, and Steele and Lynch discover an ingenious fraud to beat the bookies.
Episode 18 : Further Enquiries
May. 01,1962
Weir stops a car driving without lights, the first event in a night which brings 'important' people in the county to Newtown police station.
Episode 17 : Down And Out
April. 24,1962
A drunk causes a disturbance, two thieves break into a pet shop - and Steele and Lynch end the night at knife-point.
Episode 16 : Invisible Enemy
April. 17,1962
When a gas meter is broken into in a big block of flats Weir and Smith think their hunt is only for a petty thief. What they encounter, though, is someone much more dangerous.
Episode 15 : The Best Days
April. 10,1962
Lynch and Steele have their hands full when a gang of boys break into a school and smash up the headmaster's study. But the hooliganism doesn't stop there. When they are disturbed by the caretaker the oldest member of the gang attacks him and leaves him seriously injured.
Episode 14 : Found Abandoned
April. 03,1962
Smith and Weir answer a call and find an abandoned baby. They bring it along to the station, where Inspector Dunn is in charge in Barlow's absence.
Episode 13 : Sudden Death
March. 27,1962
When a case of murder is reported Lynch and Steele are the first policemen on the scene. But the main responsibility for organising the hunt for the killer falls on Barlow, whose toughness is backed by vast experience and an intuitive mind.
Episode 12 : What Kind Of Hero?
March. 20,1962
A young man risks his life to save that of an accident victim trapped under an overturned road tanker, then disappears quietly. One of the bystanders, a retired army officer, pesters Barlow to trace the man and see that he gets the recognition he deserves. Barlow eventually finds the reluctant hero, only to discover that he is an army deserter wanted by the Military Police!
Episode 11 : Jail Break
March. 13,1962
What is a mysterious stranger from Soho doing in Victor Division? John Watt would like to know, and keeps a close watch on him. Smith and Weir are heavily involved in the tracking down of money previously stolen in a mailbag robbery. Both events are triggered by a successful jail break.
Episode 10 : Threats And Menaces
March. 06,1962
In Victor Division the police often live next door to unruly members of the community. Bob and Janey Steele find that this can have unpleasant, even dangerous, consequences.
Episode 9 : Fire!
February. 27,1962
The report of a burning barn takes Smith and Weir into the country, searching for a fire-raiser.
Episode 8 : Family Feud
February. 20,1962
When two feuding families go to war Lynch and Steele find themselves in the front line.
Episode 7 : Suspended
February. 13,1962
The crew of Z-Victor One waste no time in arriving at the scene of a burglary. Their reward is to be suspected of theft themselves.
Episode 6 : Friday Night
February. 06,1962
""It's going to be one of those nights"", pronounced Sgt. Percy Twentyman, and he wasn't far wrong. Steele and Lynch have to cope with the aftermath of a traffic accident in which a drunken driver has killed a motor cyclist and his pillion passenger. Small time felon Grandpa Maddigan blows up the safe in the Gas Company office, Watt and DCS Robins are hot on the trail of the notorious Comber gang, and Twentyman himself gets more than he bargained for when he tries to break up a free-for-all in the Tabernacle pub.
Episode 5 : Big Catch
January. 30,1962
When the whalers hit Seaport after a good season Smith and Weir have their work cut out to keep trouble to a minimum.
Episode 4 : Stab In The Dark
January. 23,1962
A wounding case brings top brass into Victor Division to investigate. Lynch and Steele work overtime to find the villain.
Episode 3 : Handle With Care
January. 16,1962
An explosion in a quarry disturbs two lovers. It also disturbs Detective Sergeant John Watt when he finds out what caused it.
Episode 2 : The Limping Rabbit
January. 09,1962
A girl disappears, and Steele and Lynch are faced by a conspiracy of silence in her broken family.
Episode 1 : Four of a Kind
January. 02,1962
The search is on for four young men to ""crew"" the new cars in the tough and troubled district of Newtown, a North of England overspill estate. A mixed community, displaced from the larger towns by slum clearance, has been brought together and housed on an estate without amenities.
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