Z-Cars

1962-1978, drama

50 minutes

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.

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James Ellis

James Ellis

Bert Lynch (800 episodes), PC Bert Lynch (2 episodes)

Douglas Fielding

Sgt. Alec Quilley (630 episodes)

John Slater

John Slater

DS Tom Stone (591 episodes)

Ian Cullen

DC Joe Skinner (591 episodes), (1 episode)

Joseph Brady

Joseph Brady

PC John "Jock" Weir (586 episodes), PC Weir (1 episode), P.C. Jock Weir (1 episode)

Derek Waring

DI Neil Goss (559 episodes), (2 episodes)

Jennie Goossens

BD Girl (531 episodes)

David Daker

David Daker

PC Owen Culshaw (416 episodes), (2 episodes)

John Woodvine

John Woodvine

DI Alan Witty (416 episodes), (4 episodes)

Stephen Yardley

Stephen Yardley

PC Alec May (416 episodes), (1 episode)

John Barrie

John Barrie

DCI Sam Hudson (416 episodes)

Sebastian Breaks

PC Steve Tate (416 episodes)

Pauline Taylor

Pauline Taylor

PC Susan Parkin (416 episodes)

Bernard Holley

PC Bill Newcombe (416 episodes)

Ron Davies

PC Doug Roach (416 episodes)

Paul Angelis

PC Bruce Bannerman (416 episodes)

Frank Windsor

Frank Windsor

DS John Watt (183 episodes), Det. Sgt. Watt (2 episodes), Det. Sergeant John Watt (1 episode)

Stratford Johns

Stratford Johns

DCI Charlie Barlow (170 episodes), Det. Chief Inspector Charles Barlow (1 episode), Det. Chief Insp. Barlow (1 episode)

Brian Blessed

Brian Blessed

PC William "Fancy" Smith (170 episodes), PC Smith (1 episode), PC Fancy Smith (1 episode)

Colin Welland

Colin Welland

PC David Graham (139 episodes)

Robert Keegan

Sgt. Bob Blackitt (139 episodes), Sgt. Blackitt (1 episode)

Terence Edmond

PC Ian Sweet (85 episodes), PC Sweet (1 episode)

Michael Forrest

DC Glyn Hicks (84 episodes)

Leonard Williams

Sgt. Percy Twentyman (73 episodes), Sergeant Percy Twentyman (1 episode), Sgt. Twentyman (1 episode)

Geoffrey Whitehead

Geoffrey Whitehead

PC Ken Baker (43 episodes)

Marcus Hammond

PC Taylor (43 episodes)

Jack Carr

PC Covill (39 episodes)

Jeremy Kemp

Jeremy Kemp

PC Bob Steele (33 episodes), Vagrant (1 episode)

Frederick Hall

(13 episodes)

Derek Benfield

Derek Benfield

(12 episodes)

Royston Tickner

(10 episodes)

Ronald Leigh-Hunt

(10 episodes)

John Ringham

John Ringham

(10 episodes)

Nicholas Smith

(9 episodes)

Richard Davies

Richard Davies

(9 episodes)

Jerome Willis

Jerome Willis

(8 episodes)

Leonard Rossiter

Leonard Rossiter

(8 episodes)

Garfield Morgan

Garfield Morgan

(7 episodes)

Susan Jameson

(6 episodes)

Rhoda Lewis

(6 episodes)

William Gaunt

William Gaunt

(6 episodes)

Philip Ray

Philip Ray

(6 episodes)

Bernard Kay

Bernard Kay

(5 episodes), Larry (1 episode)

Colin Douglas

(6 episodes)

Edward Kelsey

(6 episodes)

John Challis

John Challis

(6 episodes)

Bernard Hepton

Bernard Hepton

(5 episodes)

John Nettleton

John Nettleton

(5 episodes)

Peter Welch

(5 episodes)

Jo Rowbottom

(5 episodes)

John Woodnutt

John Woodnutt

(5 episodes)

Frederick Jaeger

Frederick Jaeger

(5 episodes)

George A. Cooper

George A. Cooper

(4 episodes)

Barry Letts

Barry Letts

(4 episodes)

Alan Lake

(4 episodes)

Philip Madoc

Philip Madoc

(4 episodes)

Patrick Troughton

Patrick Troughton

(4 episodes)

Leslie Dwyer

Leslie Dwyer

(3 episodes), Joe (1 episode)

John Harvey

John Harvey

(4 episodes)

John Levene

(4 episodes)

Talfryn Thomas

Talfryn Thomas

(4 episodes)

Derek Newark

Derek Newark

(4 episodes)

James Copeland

(4 episodes)

James Culliford

(4 episodes)

Margaret John

(4 episodes)

Jeffrey Segal

(3 episodes)

Derek Francis

Derek Francis

(3 episodes)

Harry Towb

Harry Towb

Dennis Steegan (3 episodes)

Reg Lye

Reg Lye

(3 episodes)

Milton Johns

(3 episodes)

Sean Flanagan

Chris Coles (1 episode), 1st Youth (1 episode), Roy Grant (1 episode)

John Scott Martin

(3 episodes)

Angela Douglas

Angela Douglas

(3 episodes)

Eric Thompson

(3 episodes)

Carol Haddon

Jane Kingsley (2 episodes), Mrs. Williams (1 episode)

Peter Forbes-Robertson

(3 episodes)

William Lucas

William Lucas

(3 episodes)

Lynda La Plante

Lynda La Plante

Janey Hinden (as Lynda Marchal) (3 episodes)

Sydney Tafler

Sydney Tafler

(3 episodes)

Terence de Marney

(3 episodes)

George Sewell

George Sewell

(3 episodes)

Godfrey James

Godfrey James

(3 episodes)

Jack Wild

Jack Wild

(3 episodes)

John Bennett

John Bennett

(3 episodes)

Luan Peters

Luan Peters

(3 episodes)

George Pastell

(2 episodes)

Roy Holder

Roy Holder

(2 episodes)

Aubrey Richards

(2 episodes)

Lynn Farleigh

(2 episodes)

George Layton

(2 episodes)

Ann Davies

(2 episodes)

Michael Angelis

Michael Angelis

(2 episodes)

Charles Tingwell

Charles Tingwell

(2 episodes)

Anna Wing

Anna Wing

(1 episode), Mrs. Jones (1 episode)

Declan Mulholland

(2 episodes)

Michael Sheard

Michael Sheard

(2 episodes)

Neville Barber

(2 episodes)

Paula Wilcox

(2 episodes)

Ivor Roberts

Ivor Roberts

(2 episodes)

Godfrey Quigley

Godfrey Quigley

(2 episodes)

Dudley Sutton

Dudley Sutton

(2 episodes)

Brian Wilde

Brian Wilde

(2 episodes)

Kenneth Waller

(2 episodes)

Tom Watson

(2 episodes)

Patsy Smart

Patsy Smart

(2 episodes)

Ray Lonnen

Ray Lonnen

(2 episodes)

Peter Craze

(2 episodes)

Cyril Shaps

Cyril Shaps

(2 episodes)

Ralph Watson

(2 episodes)

Gerard Murphy

(2 episodes)

Virginia Stride

Katy Hoskins (2 episodes)

Dorothy White

Janey Steele (2 episodes)

Edward Judd

Edward Judd

(2 episodes)

Glyn Houston

Glyn Houston

(2 episodes)

Diana Dors

Diana Dors

(2 episodes)

Jack Watson

Jack Watson

(2 episodes)

John Sharp

John Sharp

(2 episodes)

Jonathan Adams

Jonathan Adams

(2 episodes)

John Bryans

(2 episodes)

Kenneth Watson

(2 episodes)

Claire Davenport

(2 episodes)

Frank Middlemass

Frank Middlemass

(2 episodes)

Mollie Sugden

Mollie Sugden

(2 episodes)

Roy Skelton

Roy Skelton

(2 episodes)

Walter Gotell

Walter Gotell

(2 episodes)

Trevor Martin

(2 episodes)

Tom Adams

(2 episodes)

Morag Hood

(2 episodes)

Julian Glover

Julian Glover

(2 episodes)

Eileen Way

(2 episodes)

Kenneth Cope

Kenneth Cope

(2 episodes)

Anna Cropper

Anna Cropper

(2 episodes)

John Lyons

(2 episodes)

Bernard Archard

Bernard Archard

HM Inspector of Constabulary (2 episodes)

Sean Caffrey

Sean Caffrey

(2 episodes)

Ian Lavender

Ian Lavender

(2 episodes)

Kate O'Mara

Kate O'Mara

(2 episodes)

Polly James

(2 episodes)

Michael Gover

Michael Gover

(2 episodes)

Philip Locke

Philip Locke

(2 episodes)

David Griffin

David Griffin

(2 episodes)

Noel Johnson

(2 episodes)

Geoffrey Hayes

(2 episodes)

Timothy Bateson

Timothy Bateson

(2 episodes)

Tony Selby

Tony Selby

(2 episodes)

John Alkin

(2 episodes)

Anne Stallybrass

(2 episodes)

Tom Baker

Tom Baker

(2 episodes)

Denis Lill

Denis Lill

(2 episodes)

Petra Markham

(2 episodes)

Lynda Bellingham

(2 episodes)

Philip Stone

Philip Stone

(1 episode)

Paul Whitsun-Jones

Paul Whitsun-Jones

(1 episode)

Bernard Bresslaw

Bernard Bresslaw

(1 episode)

Trevor Adams

(1 episode)

Edwin Richfield

Edwin Richfield

(1 episode)

Richard Leech

Richard Leech

(1 episode)

Michael Barrington

(1 episode)

Fulton Mackay

Fulton Mackay

(1 episode)

William Fox

(1 episode)

David Spenser

David Spenser

(1 episode)

Richard Beale

(1 episode)

David Warner

David Warner

(1 episode)

Geoffrey Keen

Geoffrey Keen

(1 episode)

Rosemary Leach

Rosemary Leach

(1 episode)

Philip Anthony

Sgt. Philips (1 episode)

Geoffrey Hughes

(1 episode)

Allan O'Keefe

PC Render (1 episode)

Paul Stewart

Sgt. Chubb (1 episode)

Brian Grellis

DC Bowker (1 episode)

Ronald Radd

Gus Haggerty (1 episode)

Judy Matheson

Judy Matheson

Terri (1 episode)

Tony Doyle

Tony Doyle

Patrick Dougan (1 episode)

Prentis Hancock

Prentis Hancock

(1 episode)

Jeremy Kemp

PC Bob Steele (1 episode)

Shelagh Fraser

Shelagh Fraser

(1 episode)

Patrick Newell

(1 episode)

Alan Browning

(1 episode)

Maggie Jones

(1 episode)

Tom Owen

(1 episode)

Lynda Baron

(1 episode)

Gwyneth Strong

Gwyneth Strong

(1 episode)

Sam Kydd

Sam Kydd

(1 episode)

Aubrey Woods

(1 episode)

Edwin Finn

Kenneth Sharkey (1 episode)

Tommy Godfrey

Cafe Proprietor (1 episode)

Carolyn Jones

Mrs. Nagus (1 episode)

Virginia Lloyd

Mrs. Murdoch (1 episode)

Patrick Marley

Mr. Murdoch (1 episode)

Rudi Patterson

Mr. Price (1 episode)

Linda Polan

Waitress (1 episode)

Gerald Sim

Gerald Sim

Edward Hailey (1 episode)

Julie Stevens

Mrs. Knowles (1 episode)

Reg Whitehead

Reg Whitehead

Det. Con. Cropper (1 episode)

Kate Brown

Shirley Burscough (1 episode)

Philip Bond

(1 episode)

Michael Robbins

Michael Robbins

(1 episode)

John Abbott

(1 episode)

Colin Jeavons

Colin Jeavons

(1 episode)

Sydney Bromley

Sydney Bromley

(1 episode)

Vladek Sheybal

Vladek Sheybal

(1 episode)

Charles Lloyd Pack

Charles Lloyd Pack

(1 episode)

Mark Jones

Mark Jones

(1 episode)

Bruce Boa

Bruce Boa

(1 episode)

Ralph Arliss

(1 episode)

Windsor Davies

(1 episode)

Roger Brierley

Roger Brierley

(1 episode)

Helen Fraser

Helen Fraser

(1 episode)

Eric Mason

(1 episode)

Elizabeth Dawn

(1 episode)

John Rhys-Davies

John Rhys-Davies

(1 episode)

Rosalyn Landor

(1 episode)

Freddie Earlle

(1 episode)

Clinton Greyn

Clinton Greyn

(1 episode)

Colin Bean

(1 episode)

Duncan Lamont

Duncan Lamont

(1 episode)

Brian Cant

(1 episode)

Michael Bilton

Michael Bilton

(1 episode)

John Phillips

Det. Chief Superintendent Robins (1 episode)

Frank Hawkins

Sergeant Barnes (1 episode)

Sandra Skermer

Frances (1 episode)

Verity Edmett

Dolores (1 episode)

Keith Smith

Racegoer (1 episode)

Derek Ware

Mike (1 episode)

Frank Crawshaw

Football Coach (1 episode)

Peter Anderson

Rodney Jones (1 episode)

Davy Jones

Willie Thatcher (as David Jones) (1 episode)

Russell Waters

Russell Waters

(1 episode)

Aubrey Morris

Aubrey Morris

(1 episode)

Catherine Howe

(1 episode)

John Stratton

John Stratton

(1 episode)

Jay Neill

(1 episode)

Michael Spice

(1 episode)

Arnold Diamond

Arnold Diamond

(1 episode)

Iain Cuthbertson

Iain Cuthbertson

(1 episode)

John Gill

Thomas P. Smedley (1 episode)

Josephine Barrington

Hilda Cottrell (1 episode)

Elizabeth MacLennan

Tessa Black (1 episode)

Patricia Clapton

Doris (1 episode)

Diana Coupland

Diana Coupland

Alice Cottrell (1 episode)

Judy Child

Mrs. Cottrell (1 episode)

James Mellor

Jackson (1 episode)

Harry Shacklock

Timothy Boyle (1 episode)

Raymond Dyer

Mr. Blackburn (1 episode)

Charles Simon

Jake Solders (1 episode)

Bartlett Mullins

Jerry Maclean (1 episode)

Roger Delgado

Roger Delgado

(1 episode)

Stephanie Cole

Stephanie Cole

(1 episode)

Sally Faulkner

(1 episode)

John Laurie

John Laurie

(1 episode)

Edward Sinclair

Edward Sinclair

(1 episode)

Patricia Routledge

Patricia Routledge

(1 episode)

Patrick Magee

Patrick Magee

(1 episode)

Hilary Minster

(1 episode)

Beryl Cooke

(1 episode)

Patrick O'Connell

(1 episode)

Stuart Fell

Stuart Fell

(1 episode)

Peter Purves

(1 episode)

Wanda Ventham

Wanda Ventham

(1 episode)

Alex Macintosh

(1 episode)

David Warwick

(1 episode)

Bryan Mosley

Bryan Mosley

(1 episode)

Vivian Pickles

(1 episode)

Laurence Harrington

(1 episode)

John Abineri

John Abineri

(1 episode)

Sylvia Coleridge

(1 episode)

John Baskcomb

(1 episode)

Ellis Jones

Ellis Jones

(1 episode)

Christopher Fairbank

Christopher Fairbank

(1 episode)

Tenniel Evans

Tenniel Evans

(1 episode)

Brian Murphy

Brian Murphy

(1 episode)

Geoffrey Hinsliff

(1 episode)

Martin Boddey

Martin Boddey

(1 episode)

Paul Eddington

Paul Eddington

(1 episode)

Gordon Gostelow

(1 episode)

Esmond Knight

Esmond Knight

(1 episode)

Frank Finlay

Frank Finlay

(1 episode)

Christopher Benjamin

Christopher Benjamin

(1 episode)

John Cater

(1 episode)

George Coulouris

George Coulouris

(1 episode)

June Brown

June Brown

(1 episode)

Bart Allison

(1 episode)

Peter Birrel

(1 episode)

Damaris Hayman

Damaris Hayman

(1 episode)

Glory Annen

Chorus Lady (1 episode)

David Harris

Cadet Young (1 episode)

Geoffrey Toone

Geoffrey Toone

(1 episode)

Rodney Bewes

Rodney Bewes

(1 episode)

Geoffrey Chater

(1 episode)

Dolores Mantez

Singer (1 episode)

Emrys Jones

Emrys Jones

(1 episode)

Barbara Everest

Barbara Everest

(1 episode)

Patrick Tull

(1 episode)

Trevor Bannister

(1 episode)

James Beck

(1 episode)

Warren Mitchell

Warren Mitchell

(1 episode)

Frazer Hines

Frazer Hines

(1 episode)

Norman Bird

Norman Bird

(1 episode)

Robert James

Robert James

(1 episode)

Anna Karina

Anna Karina

Lady Customer (uncredited) (1 episode)

Antony Carrick

(1 episode)

Peter Copley

Peter Copley

(1 episode)

Gordon Rollings

Gordon Rollings

(1 episode)

Tony Beckley

Tony Beckley

(1 episode)

Graham Roberts

(1 episode)

Kevin McNally

Kevin McNally

(1 episode)

Hugh Walters

(1 episode)

Thora Hird

Thora Hird

(1 episode)

Derek Martin

Derek Martin

(1 episode)

Gretchen Franklin

Gretchen Franklin

(1 episode)

Peter Pratt

(1 episode)

Alan Curtis

(1 episode)

Maurice O'Connell

(1 episode)

Harry Fowler

Harry Fowler

(1 episode)

Peter Sallis

Peter Sallis

(1 episode)

Martin Friend

(1 episode)

Myra Frances

Myra Frances

(1 episode)

Patsy Rowlands

Patsy Rowlands

(1 episode)

Leslie Schofield

(1 episode)

Hugh Futcher

(1 episode)

Crew

Writing

Allan Prior

Writer (74 episodes)

John Hopkins

John Hopkins

Writer (50 episodes)

David Ellis

Writer (39 episodes)

Leslie Duxbury

Writer (28 episodes)

Alan Plater

Writer (18 episodes)

Elwyn Jones

Writer (17 episodes)

Adele Rose

Writer (8 episodes)

William Emms

Writer (5 episodes)

Anthony Read

Writer (5 episodes)

Philip Martin

Writer (4 episodes)

Gerald Kelsey

Writer (3 episodes)

Peter Grimwade

Writer (3 episodes)

Tony Holland

Writer (2 episodes)

Bob Baker

Writer (2 episodes)

Dave Martin

Writer (2 episodes)

Brian Hayles

Writer (2 episodes)

Troy Kennedy-Martin

Writer (2 episodes)

Ted Lewis

Writer (1 episode)

Derrick Sherwin

Writer (1 episode)

Tony Williamson

Writer (1 episode)

Brian Finch

Writer (1 episode)

Pat Dunlop

Writer (1 episode)

Vincent Tilsley

Writer (1 episode)

Roger Parkes

Writer (1 episode)

John Elliot

Writer (1 episode)

Directing

Paddy Russell

Director (32 episodes)

Morris Barry

Director (22 episodes)

Julia Smith

Director (21 episodes)

Christopher Barry

Christopher Barry

Director (19 episodes)

Gerald Blake

Director (15 episodes)

Shaun Sutton

Director (14 episodes)

Michael Ferguson

Director (10 episodes)

Michael Hayes

Director (9 episodes)

Douglas Camfield

Director (8 episodes)

Mary Ridge

Director (8 episodes)

Peter Cregeen

Director (7 episodes)

Hugh David

Hugh David

Director (6 episodes)

John McGrath

John McGrath

Director (6 episodes)

Derrick Goodwin

Director (5 episodes)

Fiona Cumming

Director (4 episodes)

Paul Bernard

Director (4 episodes)

John Glenister

Director (4 episodes)

Vere Lorrimer

Director (4 episodes)

Barry Letts

Barry Letts

Director (3 episodes)

Leonard Lewis

Director (3 episodes)

Bill Hays

Director (3 episodes)

Christopher Baker

Director (3 episodes)

David Maloney

David Maloney

Director (3 episodes)

Mark Cullingham

Director (3 episodes)

Christopher Morahan

Christopher Morahan

Director (3 episodes)

Ian MacNaughton

Director (3 episodes)

Raymond Menmuir

Director (3 episodes)

Ken Loach

Ken Loach

Director (3 episodes)

Michael E. Briant

Director (3 episodes)

Herbert Wise

Director (2 episodes)

Matthew Robinson

Director (2 episodes)

Michael Simpson

Director (2 episodes)

Rudolph Cartier

Rudolph Cartier

Director (2 episodes)

Ridley Scott

Ridley Scott

Director (2 episodes)

John Llewellyn Moxey

John Llewellyn Moxey

Director (2 episodes)

Gareth Davies

Director (2 episodes)

Colin Cant

Director (1 episode)

Vivian Matalon

Vivian Matalon

Director (1 episode)

Michael Leeston-Smith

Director (1 episode)

Lennie Mayne

Director (1 episode)

Colin Bucksey

Director (1 episode)

Peter Duguid

Director (1 episode)

Max Varnel

Director (1 episode)

James Cellan Jones

Director (1 episode)

Moira Armstrong

Director (1 episode)

Terence Dudley

Director (1 episode)

Anthony Page

Anthony Page

Director (1 episode)

Editing

Christopher La Fontaine

Editor (1 episode)

Joseph Sterling

Editor (1 episode)

Art

Stanley Morris

Production design (1 episode)

Roy Oxley

Production design (1 episode)

Frederick Knapman

Production design (1 episode)

Production

David Rose

David Rose

Producer (3 episodes)

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