Z Cars [TV Series] (1962)
- Starring:
- Stratford Johns, Frank Windsor, (more)
- Director(s):
- Ridley Scott, Paul F. Bernard, (more)
Synopsis of Z Cars [TV Series]
The incredibly durable cop show Z Cars (pronounced "Zed Cars") was one of the great guilty pleasures of British television -- a program which everyone watched, but no one would admit to watching. Created by Troy Kennedy Martin, the series focused on a "typical" crime-ridden Liverpool police precinct. The cars driven by the law-enforcement officers were all Ford Zephyrs, hence the series' title. Understandably, there was a huge cast turnover during the series' 16 years on the air, with some of the original regulars leaving early on to star in the spin-off show Softly Softly. Debuting in a weekly 25-minute slot in 1962, Z Cars had expanded to 50 minutes weekly by the time its run ended in 1978; 667 episodes were filmed in all -- an astronomical figure by anybody's standards, even American television. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Z Cars [TV Series]
- Stratford Johns - DI Charlie Barlow
- James Ellis - PC/Sgt/Insp. Bert Lynch
- Brian Blessed - PC "Fancy" Smith
- Terence Edmund - PC Ian Sweet
- Leonard Williams - Sgt. Twentyman
- Colin Welland - PC David Graham
- Bernard Holley - PC Bill Newcombe
- John Slater - DS Tom Stone
- Sebastian Breaks - PC Steve Tate
- Luanshya Greer - WPC Jane Shepherd
- Douglas Fielding - PC/Sgt. Mark Quilley
- Joss Ackland - DI Todd
- Paul Angelis - PC Bruce Bannerman
- Derek Waring - DI Goss
- Ray Lonnen - DI Moffat
- Stephanie Turner - WPC Jill Howarth
- Sharon Duce - WPC Cameron
- David Jackson - DC Braithwaite
- Brian Grellis - DC Bowker
- Frank Windsor - DS John Watt
- Dudley Foster - Insp. Dunn
- Joseph Brady - PC "Jock" Weir
- Jeremy Kemp - PC Bob Steele
- Robert Keegan - Sgt. Blackitt
- Donald Gee - PC Ray Walker
- George Sewell - DI Brogan
- John Barrie - DI Sam Hudson
- David Daker - PC Owen Culshaw
- Stephen Yardley - PC Alec May
- John Woodvine - DI Alan Witty
- Ian Cullen - PC/DC Joe Skinner
- Ron Davies - PC Doug Roach
- Geoffrey Hayes - DC Scatliff
- Nicholas Smith - PC Jeff Yates
- John Collin - DS Hagger
- Allan O'Keefe - PC Render
- Alison Steadman - WPC Bayliss
- Joyce Blair
- Director(s):
- Julia Smith, Paul F. Bernard, Ridley Scott
- Writer(s):
- Bill Lyons, Alan Janes, John Foster
- Producer(s):
- Morris Barry
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