Z Cars - Season 1
Season 1
Network
Episodes31
DatesJan 2, 1962 - Jul 31, 1962
Episodes
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Season 1Episode 3050 min
Sunday Morning
Jul 24, 1962
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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