Z Cars - Season 3

Z Cars - Season 3

Season 3

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Episodes42
DatesSep 4, 1963 - Jun 24, 1964
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Episodes

Lucky Accident
Season 3Episode 150 min

Lucky Accident

An attempted burglary and a hit-and-run accident - PC Lynch sees the connection first. Proving it is a job for the whole of Victor Division.
Sep 4, 1963
Made for Each Other
Season 3Episode 250 min

Made for Each Other

Two arrests, two court cases - and also two people, in one of whom Fancy Smith takes a personal interest.
Sep 11, 1963
A La Carte
Season 3Episode 350 min

A La Carte

Chief Inspector Barlow is known locally as something of a gourmet, but not even the chef believes that he is interested only in food.
Sep 18, 1963
Light the Blue Paper
Season 3Episode 450 min

Light the Blue Paper

The bang is loud in the night. The conspiracy of silence which follows is more sinister. When an explosion destroys Bill Webster's betting shop CID runs up against a blank wall. No clues and there is nobody willing to talk. Webster himself stubbornly maintains it was an accident, but Barlow is convinced there is a connection between the explosion and the fact that Webster intends to compete with his rivals by opening more shops in the area.
Sep 26, 1963
A Quiet Night
Season 3Episode 550 min

A Quiet Night

PCs Lynch and Graham find that a quiet night can be just as busy as any other, but for some of the people they encounter it is also a night of tragedy.
Oct 2, 1963
Hit and Run
Season 3Episode 650 min

Hit and Run

A slight collision between two cars, a bad-tempered blow, and a young man finds himself involved in serious trouble - both for himself and for those close to him.
Oct 9, 1963
Hide - and Go Seek
Season 3Episode 750 min

Hide - and Go Seek

A young rookie constable cannot hold his liquor. In his cups he reveals the whereabouts of a 'safe house' holding a vital witness, with disastrous consequences.
Oct 16, 1963
The Kiter
Season 3Episode 850 min

The Kiter

An outbreak of thefts from offertory boxes, a flood of dud cheques - and Victor Division's crime figures begin to soar. Barlow and Watt try to identify a petty criminal with an interest in churches.
Oct 23, 1963
Special Duty
Season 3Episode 950 min

Special Duty

Lynch and Graham investigate a domestic tragedy. And for Barlow there's the urgent problem of saving a man's life.
Oct 30, 1963
Remembrance of a Guest
Season 3Episode 1050 min

Remembrance of a Guest

Complaints about a fast-moving, fast-talking door-to-door salesman give Weir and Smith a busy day, while Sgt. Watt prepares the trap.
Nov 6, 1963
Daylight Robbery
Season 3Episode 1150 min

Daylight Robbery

When a Newtown pillar box begins to belch smoke Graham's first reaction is that someone has been posting red hot love letters. But by the time thirteen pillar boxes have been burned out he and Lynch are on the trail of an unusual kind of pyromaniac. Meanwhile Sgt. Watt is keeping an eye on Oliver Snow, a visitor from London who goes out of his way to be offensive.
Nov 13, 1963
Running Milligan
Season 3Episode 1250 min

Running Milligan

Freddy Milligan is servinga prison sentence for robbery with violence. With six weeks of his sentence to run, he is given compassionate parole to attend his wife's funeral. He fails to report back, and the Newtown police get the job of bringing him in.
Nov 20, 1963
Choose Your Partners
Season 3Episode 1350 min

Choose Your Partners

A report of breaking and entering at Mallory Hall and soon Lord Tenterden's home is swarming with policemen from the ACC right down to Fancy Smith. The thieves have taken something far more valuable than the money they were after. Is espionage involved?
Nov 27, 1963
Tuesday Afternoon
Season 3Episode 1450 min

Tuesday Afternoon

A case of shoplifting, the disappearance of 3,000 bricks and some unbuilt houses give Barlow and the boys in Z-Victor One a busy day.
Dec 4, 1963
Supper in the Morning
Season 3Episode 1550 min

Supper in the Morning

Dave Graham is used to sorting out the problems of other people, but only as a policeman. He finds it much more difficult to cope with a crisis in his own home.
Dec 11, 1963
Wait for It
Season 3Episode 1650 min

Wait for It

Some crimes are solved by logic. Barlow finds one but Smith and Weir look like upsetting him in their persistent search for a stolen purse.
Dec 18, 1963
It Never Rains ...
Season 3Episode 1750 min

It Never Rains ...

On Christmas Eve Lynch and Graham are as full of goodwill to all men as any police officers can be - with a garage robbery to deal with and other people's celebrations getting in the way.
Dec 25, 1963
.. And a Happy New Year
Season 3Episode 1850 min

.. And a Happy New Year

The revelry of New Year's Eve has its normal problems for the Newtown police and its special opportunities for a lone marauder in the streets. Sgt. Blackitt, leaving PC Sweet on the desk, is on the beat himself for a change. Down by the canal is a nurse from the Cottage Hospital and she is out on a cold night without a cloak over her uniform.
Jan 1, 1964
Happy-Go-Lucky
Season 3Episode 1950 min

Happy-Go-Lucky

When a happy-go-lucky thief refuses to confess to a simple breaking and entering job Barlow continues enquiries. This starts an avalanche of evidence and soon Barlow fears that everyone in Newtown is implicated somewhere along the line.
Jan 8, 1964
Promise Made
Season 3Episode 2050 min

Promise Made

It can't possibly be blackmail - the old lady seems much too innocent and can have nothing to hide. But Lynch and Graham are sure that something has happened and Barlow decides to set a trap.
Jan 15, 1964
I Mean...Where Does It Stop?
Season 3Episode 2150 min

I Mean...Where Does It Stop?

Weir finds that being a policeman doesn't stop when he goes off duty, particularly as his girl friend Sally has shady connections.
Jan 22, 1964
A Stroll Along the Sands
Season 3Episode 2250 min

A Stroll Along the Sands

A chance encounter is soon forgotten by Lynch and Graham. But remembering a face becomes vital when Barlow orders a search for missing money - and a missing man.
Jan 29, 1964
No Malice
Season 3Episode 2350 min

No Malice

Barlow loses a case against a known criminal. He believes the man is guilty but he is ordered to re-investigate the crime and finds a problem he doesn't want to face.
Feb 5, 1964
Profit by Their Example
Season 3Episode 2450 min

Profit by Their Example

A mysterious meeting at a sports pavilion attracts the attention of Z-Victor Two. John Watt investigates. When a sharp warning to a friend is unheeded Watt finds himself at the centre of hostilities.
Feb 12, 1964
A Question of Storage
Season 3Episode 2550 min

A Question of Storage

Barlow's attendance at a police conference starts a spring cleaning at Newtown station. But the arrest of an elderly drunk by Smith and Weir upsets the efficiency drive.
Feb 19, 1964
Fun and Games
Season 3Episode 2650 min

Fun and Games

When a seemingly harmless practical joke goes wrong and leads to a disturbance Lynch finds himself involved in a very personal problem.
Feb 26, 1964
A Man...Like Yourself
Season 3Episode 2750 min

A Man...Like Yourself

When a young offender escapes from custody he is seen hiding on a roof and DC Hicks is detailed to bring him down.
Mar 4, 1964
A Straight Deal
Season 3Episode 2850 min

A Straight Deal

When Josh Tansfield tries to make a deal with the police John Watt is worried - but Barlow gets the best of a good bargain.
Mar 11, 1964
Happy Families
Season 3Episode 2950 min

Happy Families

A mother finds her schoolboy son in possession of pornographic photographs. Then the lad goes missing and Smith and weir have the job of finding him. Meantime Barlow tracks down the source of the photographs. John Watt deals with his marital problems. JOSS ACKLAND appears here as the villain: four years later he became a cast regular as DI Todd.
Mar 18, 1964
Inside Job
Season 3Episode 3050 min

Inside Job

A mail van raid - a quick getaway - and no description of the raiders. When an easy arrest is made Barlow finds a new angle on the 'inside job'.
Mar 25, 1964
Clues Are What You Think
Season 3Episode 3150 min

Clues Are What You Think

The search area is wide and time is short - for Barlow is in charge of a murder enquiry for the first time. He places his faith in two seemingly harmless questions.
Apr 1, 1964
The Whole Truth...
Season 3Episode 3250 min

The Whole Truth...

'Punchy' Palmer is not too bright. When he tries to help Newtown police it isn't easy to know what is truth and what is daydreams. In this guesswork lies the answer to a series of crimes.
Apr 8, 1964
Whistle, and Come Home
Season 3Episode 3350 min

Whistle, and Come Home

Two children are the only witnesses of a robbery. It seems that the men concerned will get away with it - until Barlow takes over.
Apr 22, 1964
First-Class Citizen
Season 3Episode 3450 min

First-Class Citizen

Old Eli Mosscrop was once the best spiderman in the north. Now no-one will employ him. When he tries to show his skill he makes a problem for John Watt, who has no head for heights.
Apr 29, 1964
Seconds Away
Season 3Episode 3550 min

Seconds Away

It is a routine job - a break-in at a jeweller's shop. But Barlow believes the owner is in danger.
May 6, 1964
Centre of Disturbance
Season 3Episode 3650 min

Centre of Disturbance

A brutal mid-afternoon shooting in the middle of a shopping area leaves a store full of people dumbfounded and the Newtown police force shaking its head in disbelief.
May 13, 1964
You Get All Kinds
Season 3Episode 3750 min

You Get All Kinds

A baby is taken from a pram near a bingo hall. Graham and Lynch are involved in a long search.
May 20, 1964
Happy Birthday
Season 3Episode 3850 min

Happy Birthday

A wrist-watch and a camera. Not unusual gifts for a twenty-first birthday, but they make a busy Saturday for Smith and Weir and upset a wedding.
May 27, 1964
Somebody ... Help
Season 3Episode 3950 min

Somebody ... Help

Frank Wood is a homosexual, unable to go to the police when a man sets out to blackmail him. If he does go to the police he faces trial, possible conviction, even prison, not to mention local scandal and the end of his business career.
Jun 3, 1964
Cage Until Tame
Season 3Episode 4050 min

Cage Until Tame

Arty Timmins is out of jail. Chief Supt. Robins put him away when he was an Inspector and Sgt. Blackitt was a constable. With Barlow away on a course Robins makes it his personal business to keep a close watch on one of the hardest characters ever to cross his path. For there are three citizens of Newtown who, even after ten years, have good cause to be frightened.
Jun 10, 1964
Family Reunion
Season 3Episode 4150 min

Family Reunion

When Danny Sullivan, boisterous and irresponsible, returns to Newtown Z-Victor Two is alerted. When he goes into the used car business there is trouble.
Jun 17, 1964
A Place of Safety
Season 3Episode 4250 min

A Place of Safety

Smith and Weir are called to a disturbance in a tenement block. An unemployed black man has attacked a bailiff with an axe, then barricaded himself in his flat with his wife and children. Barlow is called and eventually persuades the man to come out, whereupon he is promptly arrested. It looks like an open and shut case of attempted murder, but Barlow is not satisfied. Later that evening Smith and Weir find the man's wife and children sleeping in a bus shelter: they have been evicted without notice.
Jun 24, 1964

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