Z Cars

Series 9

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.

Where to Watch Series 9

32 Episodes

Bits An' Bats
E1
Bits An' BatsThere's a new Cash'n'Carry being built in Newtown and some odd characters work on it. One of them is on the fiddle - bits and bats to begin with.
Old Bones
E2
Old BonesLynch deals with a skeleton on the moors and Skinner with several in various cupboards.
Mysteries
E3
MysteriesOssie Davies is a security guard. He's a pushover. You just knock off his specs, threaten him a bit and help yourself. But Miller reckons there's more to Ossie than that.
Night Train
E4
Night TrainLynch, Quilley and Braithwaite take a night train to Manchester in search of a murder suspect.
Friends
E5
FriendsQuilley is a good copper, but as an amateur footballer he has his limitations. Jesse Alty is a good footballer but has ambitions to be a better car thief. He and Quilley play for the same team and Gordon Glossop is a friend of both of them.
Gardens
E6
GardensA quiet Sunday - and the dead body of a man, smartly dressed, slumped in an allotment shed.
Quiet As The Grave
E7
Quiet As The GraveSunday night duty is traditionally quiet, but on this occasion it's too quiet for Miller's comfort.
Pursuit
E8
PursuitA call reporting an early morning break-in is quickly answered and Render is only minutes behind the intruder.
Have You Seen This Child
E9
Have You Seen This ChildColin Williams haunts Inspector Lynch, and Sergeant Moffatt haunts a thief called Mulligan.
Occupation
E10
OccupationA factory work-in is on its last legs with the police outside the gates, keeping the peace but waiting for someone to break it.
Unnecessary Force
E11
Unnecessary ForceHow did a man like Derek Murphy get beaten up by his best friend, a man half his size? A puzzle for Miller, Yates and Skinner.
The Bouncer
E12
The BouncerEddy Howarth is the over-enthusiastic bouncer at the local dance hall, but his devotion to duty and jealousy over a woman land him in trouble, and he finds himself facing a serious charge.
House To House
E13
House To HouseA full-scale house to house enquiry fails to produce a witness until a mysterious night prowler and two criminals lay their own freedom on the line.
Boy In Blue
E14
Boy In BlueThe men at Newtown question their own stability when the past catches up with a lady called Gwen Newcombe.
Local Knowledge
E15
Local KnowledgeLynch receives a tip-off from a friend and finds himself in the middle of a delicate enquiry with his loyalties divided.
Innocent And Vulnerable
E16
Innocent And VulnerableTempers fray among men constructing a block of flats, but for one family who actually live in a high-rise, nerves reach breaking point and an everyday flare-up develops into a police enquiry.
Intervention
E17
InterventionJust two miles from Newtown centre lies open country and another world where people settle their grievances in a different way.
Tonight And Every Night
E18
Tonight And Every Night
Transit
E19
TransitWhen a lock-keeper complains of strange noises coming from a disused warehouse, a routine enquiry turns into a macabre situation.
Snouts
E20
SnoutsJack Melish is walking down a deserted street near the docks to keep a secret appointment with Inspector Lynch. Suddenly a car pulls up alongside him and he is bundled into the back seat. The car races off...
Squatters
E21
Squatters
Eviction
E22
EvictionContinuation of the previous episode 'Squatters'. With Quilley in hospital, Lynch's attitude to the squatters hardens.
Incitement
E23
IncitementWhy should a woman want to betray her husband to the police - even before he has committed the crime?
Thanks But...No Thanks
E24
Thanks But...No ThanksAlec Quilley is up for promotion. He has an excellent service record, but how close an examination will his private life bear?
Kronur
E25
KronurA fool and his money are soon parted - all the sooner if you don't know how much the money is worth.
Scapegoat
E26
ScapegoatAs an act of kindness Bert Lynch gives a deadbeat tramp a cell for the night - and finds himself up to his neck in trouble.
Bit Of Business
E27
Bit Of BusinessA casual enquiry about car thieves leads Skinner to suspect that someone is taking him for a ride.
Distance
E28
DistanceJoe Skinner fancies a bird. She seems to fancy him. So why is he investigating her background?
Ritual
E29
RitualContinuation of the previous episode 'Distance'. Skinner has been shot dead and the Murder Squad have taken over the case. So why is Haggar meeting a mate halfway down the M6?
Legacy
E30
LegacyContinuation of the two previous episodes 'Distance' and 'Ritual'. The hunt for Skinner's murderer has moved away from Newtown. So why is a London detective on his way there, in secret?
A New Broom
E31
A New BroomThe new CID Inspector is an old mate of Cecil Haggar's... isn't he?
Mugs
E33
MugsTwo yobs behind three robberies, in ten days, attack a nightwatchman and leave him with a fractured scull. Sgt. Stone believes the men are working for someone else and will likely move on. A snout gives him two names but he wants "Mr Big".