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Z-Cars - Series 1

Z-Cars

Run Time: 50 mins

Air Date: Tue, 2 Jan 1962

Average Rating: ⭐ 7 (6 votes)

BBC One

31 Episodes

Four of a Kind

Four of a Kind

Season 1 - Episode 1

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 est...

The Limping Rabbit

The Limping Rabbit

Season 1 - Episode 2

A girl disappears, and Steele and Lynch are faced by a conspiracy of silence in her broken family.

Handle With Care

Handle With Care

Season 1 - Episode 3

An explosion in a quarry disturbs two lovers. It also disturbs Detective Sergeant John Watt when he finds out what caused it.

Stab In The Dark

Stab In The Dark

Season 1 - Episode 4

A wounding case brings top brass into Victor Division to investigate. Lynch and Steele work overtime to find the villain.

Big Catch

Big Catch

Season 1 - Episode 5

When the whalers hit Seaport after a good season Smith and Weir have their work cut out to keep trouble to a minimum.

Friday Night

Friday Night

Season 1 - Episode 6

""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 ...

Suspended

Suspended

Season 1 - Episode 7

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.

Family Feud

Family Feud

Season 1 - Episode 8

When two feuding families go to war Lynch and Steele find themselves in the front line.

Fire!

Fire!

Season 1 - Episode 9

The report of a burning barn takes Smith and Weir into the country, searching for a fire-raiser.

Threats And Menaces

Threats And Menaces

Season 1 - Episode 10

In Victor Division the police often live next door to unruly members of the community. Bob and Janey Steele find that this can have unpleas...

Jail Break

Jail Break

Season 1 - Episode 11

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 ...

What Kind Of Hero?

What Kind Of Hero?

Season 1 - Episode 12

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 ...

Sudden Death

Sudden Death

Season 1 - Episode 13

When a case of murder is reported Lynch and Steele are the first policemen on the scene. But the main responsibility for organising the hun...

Found Abandoned

Found Abandoned

Season 1 - Episode 14

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 ...

The Best Days

The Best Days

Season 1 - Episode 15

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 doe...

Invisible Enemy

Invisible Enemy

Season 1 - Episode 16

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, tho...

Down And Out

Down And Out

Season 1 - Episode 17

A drunk causes a disturbance, two thieves break into a pet shop - and Steele and Lynch end the night at knife-point.

Further Enquiries

Further Enquiries

Season 1 - Episode 18

Weir stops a car driving without lights, the first event in a night which brings 'important' people in the county to Newtown police station.

Winner Takes All

Winner Takes All

Season 1 - Episode 19

A race track tout forgets to pay his alimony, and Steele and Lynch discover an ingenious fraud to beat the bookies.

People's Property

People's Property

Season 1 - Episode 20

It's a busy night for Smith, Weir and Sergeant Watt when burglary is rife.

Hi-Jack!

Hi-Jack!

Season 1 - Episode 21

At Pete's Caff Steele and Lynch report ""off watch for refreshments"". While they are eating and talking to Steele's friend Les Fielding hi...

Incident Reported

Incident Reported

Season 1 - Episode 22

Fancy Smith first meets Stan Carron in the Tabernacle pub where Carron is causing a disturbance. They have an argument. The second time th...

Never On Wednesday

Never On Wednesday

Season 1 - Episode 23

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 - ...

Day Trip

Day Trip

Season 1 - Episode 24

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.

Affray

Affray

Season 1 - Episode 25

Two men claim the same prize and trouble begins. When Lynch and Steele are called there is an unexpected development and a policeman dies.

Contraband

Contraband

Season 1 - Episode 26

The prospect of a 'finder's reward' in a dockland smuggling case makes Smith and Weir eager volunteers for extra duty.

Teamwork

Teamwork

Season 1 - Episode 27

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 h...

Appearance In Court

Appearance In Court

Season 1 - Episode 28

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 tr...

Assault

Assault

Season 1 - Episode 29

Barlow is investigating a case of assault. Betty Ancoats accuses four youths of attacking her, but one of them, Hogan, who has a reputation...

Sunday Morning

Sunday Morning

Season 1 - Episode 30

Unconditional Surrender

Unconditional Surrender

Season 1 - Episode 31

Barlow initiates a campaign against the Cruddock brothers and their gang. The Z-Cars engage in 'Operation Harassment' and a state of total ...

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