Z-Cars
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.
Top cast
James Ellis
Bert Lynch
Douglas Fielding
Sgt. Alec Quilley
Ian Cullen
DC Joe Skinner
John Slater
DS Tom Stone
Joseph Brady
PC John "Jock" Weir
Derek Waring
DI Neil Goss
Jennie Goossens
BD Girl
John Woodvine
DI Alan Witty
David Daker
PC Owen Culshaw
Stephen Yardley
PC Alec May
John Barrie
DCI Sam Hudson
Sebastian Breaks
PC Steve Tate
Pauline Taylor
PC Susan Parkin
Bernard Holley
PC Bill Newcombe
Ron Davies
PC Doug Roach
Details
- Status
- Ended
- First air date
- January 2, 1962
- Last air date
- September 20, 1978
- Seasons
- 12
- Episodes
- 802
- Episode runtime
- 50m
- Network
- BBC One
- Original language
- EN
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