Z Cars - Season 1

Z Cars - Season 1

Season 1

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Episodes31
DatesJan 2, 1962 - Jul 31, 1962
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Episodes

Four of a Kind
Season 1Episode 145 min

Four of a Kind

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.
Jan 2, 1962
The Limping Rabbit
Season 1Episode 245 min

The Limping Rabbit

A girl disappears, and Steele and Lynch are faced by a conspiracy of silence in her broken family.
Jan 9, 1962
Handle with Care
Season 1Episode 350 min

Handle with Care

An explosion in a quarry disturbs two lovers. It also disturbs Detective Sergeant John Watt when he finds out what caused it.
Jan 16, 1962
Stab in the Dark
Season 1Episode 450 min

Stab in the Dark

A wounding case brings top brass into Victor Division to investigate. Lynch and Steele work overtime to find the villain.
Jan 23, 1962
Big Catch
Season 1Episode 550 min

Big Catch

When the whalers hit Seaport after a good season Smith and Weir have their work cut out to keep trouble to a minimum.
Jan 30, 1962
Friday Night
Season 1Episode 650 min

Friday Night

""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.
Feb 6, 1962
Suspended
Season 1Episode 750 min

Suspended

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.
Feb 13, 1962
Family Feud
Season 1Episode 850 min

Family Feud

When two feuding families go to war Lynch and Steele find themselves in the front line.
Feb 20, 1962
Fire!
Season 1Episode 950 min

Fire!

The report of a burning barn takes Smith and Weir into the country, searching for a fire-raiser.
Feb 27, 1962
Threats and Menaces
Season 1Episode 1050 min

Threats and Menaces

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.
Mar 6, 1962
Jail Break
Season 1Episode 1150 min

Jail Break

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.
Mar 13, 1962
What Kind of Hero?
Season 1Episode 1250 min

What Kind of Hero?

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!
Mar 20, 1962
Sudden Death
Season 1Episode 1350 min

Sudden Death

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.
Mar 27, 1962
Found Abandoned
Season 1Episode 1450 min

Found Abandoned

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.
Apr 3, 1962
The Best Days
Season 1Episode 1550 min

The Best Days

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.
Apr 10, 1962
Invisible Enemy
Season 1Episode 1650 min

Invisible Enemy

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.
Apr 17, 1962
Down and Out
Season 1Episode 1750 min

Down and Out

A drunk causes a disturbance, two thieves break into a pet shop - and Steele and Lynch end the night at knife-point.
Apr 24, 1962
Further Enquiries
Season 1Episode 1850 min

Further Enquiries

Weir stops a car driving without lights, the first event in a night which brings 'important' people in the county to Newtown police station.
May 1, 1962
Winner Takes All
Season 1Episode 1950 min

Winner Takes All

A race track tout forgets to pay his alimony, and Steele and Lynch discover an ingenious fraud to beat the bookies.
May 8, 1962
People's Property
Season 1Episode 2050 min

People's Property

It's a busy night for Smith, Weir and Sergeant Watt when burglary is rife.
May 15, 1962
Hi-Jack!
Season 1Episode 2150 min

Hi-Jack!

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.
May 22, 1962
Incident Reported
Season 1Episode 2250 min

Incident Reported

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.
May 29, 1962
Never on Wednesday
Season 1Episode 2350 min

Never on Wednesday

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.
Jun 5, 1962
Day Trip
Season 1Episode 2450 min

Day Trip

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.
Jun 12, 1962
Affray
Season 1Episode 2550 min

Affray

Two men claim the same prize and trouble begins. When Lynch and Steele are called there is an unexpected development and a policeman dies.
Jun 19, 1962
Contraband
Season 1Episode 2650 min

Contraband

The prospect of a 'finder's reward' in a dockland smuggling case makes Smith and Weir eager volunteers for extra duty.
Jun 26, 1962
Teamwork
Season 1Episode 2750 min

Teamwork

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!
Jul 3, 1962
Appearance in Court
Season 1Episode 2850 min

Appearance in Court

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.
Jul 10, 1962
Assault
Season 1Episode 2950 min

Assault

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.
Jul 17, 1962
Sunday Morning
Season 1Episode 3050 min

Sunday Morning

Jul 24, 1962
Unconditional Surrender
Season 1Episode 3150 min

Unconditional Surrender

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.
Jul 31, 1962

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