Z Cars

Season 2 - Series 2 (42 Episodes)

12 Seasons 1962 TV-14 7

A gritty drama which follows the work of the police force in the fictional town of Newtown in the North of England.

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Season 2 Episodes:

Episode 1 On Watch - Newtown

1. On Watch - Newtown

Aired: Sep 19, 1962

Det. Chief Insp. Barlow is on the trail of counterfeit money circulating arou...

Episode 2 Full Remission

2. Full Remission

Aired: Sep 26, 1962

When Clara Smales and Hughie Tattersall are robbed gun point but Det. Chief I...

Episode 3 Truth or Dare

3. Truth or Dare

Aired: Oct 3, 1962

The violent death of a small shopkeeper brings Supt. Miller into Victor Divis...

Episode 4 Information Received

4. Information Received

Aired: Oct 10, 1962

Stephen Peake stages a break in, rings the police and blames his neighbour Er...

Episode 5 Friendly Relations

5. Friendly Relations

Aired: Oct 17, 1962

Investing a burglary, PCs Smith and Weir come across two small children locke...

Episode 6 Corroboration

6. Corroboration

Aired: Oct 24, 1962

PC's Lynch and Steele are called to the Alpine Watch Factory where he night w...

Episode 7 The Thin Girl

7. The Thin Girl

Aired: Oct 30, 1962

A neat operation in car stealing begins to go wrong when the thief tries mixi...

Episode 8 Johnny Sailor

8. Johnny Sailor

Aired: Nov 6, 1962

Johnny attacks a man in a pub - the wrong man. Steele and Lynch have to find...

Episode 9 Person Unknown

9. Person Unknown

Aired: Nov 13, 1962

Barlow investigates a serial child molester while PC's Smith and Weir discove...

Episode 10 Ambush

10. Ambush

Aired: Nov 10, 1962

Dick Davies is released from jail and warned not to return to London. Chief I...

Episode 11 Known to the Police

11. Known to the Police

Aired: Nov 27, 1962

Hilda Simmons reports that her car has been stolen. But she omits to tell th...

Episode 12 The Navigators

12. The Navigators

Aired: Dec 4, 1962

Lynch and Steele are called to a pub fight. Who started it? As Geraghty sai...

Episode 13 Business Trip

13. Business Trip

Aired: Dec 11, 1962

A London gang move north. They plan a short and profitable visit to Newtown....

Episode 14 The Five Whistles

14. The Five Whistles

Aired: Dec 18, 1962

A quantity of drink and five suits are missing. Steele and Lynch spend a lon...

Episode 15 Search

15. Search

Aired: Dec 25, 1962

When a child is reported missing on Christmas Day Smith and Weir are first in...

Episode 16 All Up by Seven

16. All Up by Seven

Aired: Jan 1, 1963

Arrest usually pile up at night - except in this case that involves a safe, t...

Episode 17 Trumpet Voluntary

17. Trumpet Voluntary

Aired: Jan 8, 1963

Eddie plays the trumpet badly and on the streets, so his contacts with the po...

Episode 18 Five and a Match

18. Five and a Match

Aired: Jan 15, 1963

Export cigarettes are being imported into the Newtown area. Lynch and Steele...

Episode 19 The Hitch-Hiker

19. The Hitch-Hiker

Aired: Jan 22, 1963

A casual lift as the rain pours down - and for Winnie Parker it means a drive...

Episode 20 A Simple Case

20. A Simple Case

Aired: Jan 29, 1963

Bob Steele is late for work. And because of this he becomes accidentally inv...

Episode 21 Act of Vengeance

21. Act of Vengeance

Aired: Feb 5, 1963

The act is sudden, brutal and corroding. The problem facing Barlow is what t...

Episode 22 The Listeners

22. The Listeners

Aired: Feb 12, 1963

Lynch goes out on patrol with PC Dave Graham, the former dog-handler who has ...

Episode 23 The Main Chance

23. The Main Chance

Aired: Feb 19, 1963

Cock-fighting is cruel, bloody and illegal. Its promoters have to work in se...

Episode 24 Follow My Leader

24. Follow My Leader

Aired: Feb 26, 1963

The trail of counterfeit notes begins in a chemist's shop. Following it is m...

Episode 25 Members Only

25. Members Only

Aired: Mar 5, 1963

The men want the new club to be peaceful and palatial. John Watt's concern i...

Episode 26 Matter of Conviction

26. Matter of Conviction

Aired: Mar 12, 1963

A serious crime has to be reported to Headquarters. Barlow's main worry is t...

Episode 27 The Bad Lad

27. The Bad Lad

Aired: Mar 19, 1963

In an attempt to improve the crime statistics Barlow has Smith and Weir devot...

Episode 28 Enquiry

28. Enquiry

Aired: Mar 26, 1963

Despite all the anger and resentment they arouse nothing must deflect Inspect...

Episode 29 Pay by Results

29. Pay by Results

Aired: Apr 2, 1963

Glossop is a name all too familiar to Newtown CID. His record includes larce...

Episode 30 The Peterman

30. The Peterman

Aired: Apr 9, 1963

A big bump in the night and the hunt for the safebreakers is on. But the saf...

Episode 31 The Birds of the Air

31. The Birds of the Air

Aired: Apr 16, 1963

Chief Inspector Barlow is looking into a pair of small time criminals who hol...

Episode 32 Train of Events

32. Train of Events

Aired: Apr 23, 1963

Barlow and Watt investigate a robbery of mail bags from outside an hospital c...

Episode 33 By the Book

33. By the Book

Aired: May 1, 1963

Det. Chief Insp. Rawlings and Det. Chief Insp. Barlow lead the inquiry into t...

Episode 34 Nothing Serious

34. Nothing Serious

Aired: May 8, 1963

A vicious bunch of thugs and a young couple in love. Lynch and Graham are in...

Episode 35 Alarm Call

35. Alarm Call

Aired: May 15, 1963

The alarm rings and the police dash to the scene. This is the reflex action ...

Episode 36 A Try by Weir

36. A Try by Weir

Aired: May 22, 1963

It's the night after a big rugby football match. Lynch and Graham get a surp...

Episode 37 Quiet Confidence

37. Quiet Confidence

Aired: May 29, 1963

Fancy Smith makes a friendly visit, to the father of young smoker Lonnie Char...

Episode 38 Scare

38. Scare

Aired: Jun 5, 1963

A ship coming from Gibraltar is quarantined for a possible smallpox outbreak....

Episode 39 Caught by the Ears

39. Caught by the Ears

Aired: Jun 12, 1963

Sgt Watt has to find proof that farmer Mulligan is collecting money twice fro...

Episode 40 Come on the Lads

40. Come on the Lads

Aired: Jun 19, 1963

In soccer mad Newtown tickets for the big match are at a premium. Everyone w...

Episode 41 The Whizzers

41. The Whizzers

Aired: Jun 26, 1963

A pickpocket gang, known as Whizzers, are working at sporting events in Seapo...

Episode 42 Police Work

42. Police Work

Aired: Jul 3, 1963

When Martin Davis fails to turn up for his father's inquest PC's Smith and We...


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Info about Z Cars

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC One

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres: Drama, Crime