Z Cars

Season 3 - Series 3 (42 Episodes)

12 Seasons 1963 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 3 Episodes:

Episode 1 Lucky Accident

1. Lucky Accident

Aired: Sep 4, 1963

A teenager is killed by an hit and run driver. PC Lynch is convinced the car ...

Episode 2 Made for Each Other

2. Made for Each Other

Aired: Sep 11, 1963

Smith and Weir Take in a housebreaking girl, learning she's been turned out b...

Episode 3 A La Carte

3. A La Carte

Aired: Sep 18, 1963

Barlow visits a late night bistro to meet the owner and assure him that Chef ...

Episode 4 Light the Blue Paper

4. Light the Blue Paper

Aired: Sep 26, 1963

Bookmaker Bill Webster is expanding his empire but comes to the attention of ...

Episode 5 A Quiet Night

5. A Quiet Night

Aired: Oct 2, 1963

PCs Lynch and Graham find that a quiet night can be just as busy as any other...

Episode 6 Hit and Run

6. Hit and Run

Aired: Oct 9, 1963

Cocky Micky Dancy hits John Andrews car on a quiet country road. After a brie...

Episode 7 Hide - And Go Seek

7. Hide - And Go Seek

Aired: Oct 16, 1963

A police witness in the search for the Thompson gang finds his life in jeopar...

Episode 8 The Kiter

8. The Kiter

Aired: Oct 23, 1963

Incorrigible rogue, Gus visits all the churches in Seaport and robs the offer...

Episode 9 Special Duty

9. Special Duty

Aired: Oct 29, 1963

Lynch and Graham investigate a domestic tragedy. And for Barlow there's the ...

Episode 11 Daylight Robbery

11. Daylight Robbery

Aired: Nov 12, 1963

When a Newtown pillar box begins to belch smoke Graham's first reaction is th...

Episode 12 Running Milligan

12. Running Milligan

Aired: Nov 19, 1963

Freddy Milligan is servinga prison sentence for robbery with violence. With ...

Episode 13 Choose Your Partners

13. Choose Your Partners

Aired: Nov 26, 1963

Two low level criminals cosh Lord Tenterton while breaking into his safe. Acc...

Episode 14 Tuesday Afternoon

14. Tuesday Afternoon

Aired: Dec 3, 1963

A desperate out-of-work laborer gets nicked for shoplifting a toy for his gra...

Episode 16 Wait for It

16. Wait for It

Aired: Dec 17, 1963

Barlow is looking for Alfred Truby after £20,000 stolen from the safe of his ...

Episode 17 It Never Rains...

17. It Never Rains...

Aired: Dec 24, 1963

Christmas Eve; Lynch and Graham attend a robbery at Nolan's garage. D.C. Hick...

Episode 19 Happy-Go-Lucky

19. Happy-Go-Lucky

Aired: Jan 7, 1964

Nick Parks can't stop himself thieving. He'll steal anything and not care who...

Episode 20 Promise Made

20. Promise Made

Aired: Jan 14, 1964

Tearaways Rafferty and Hayward are arrested with a large amount of money on t...

Episode 23 No Malice

23. No Malice

Aired: Feb 4, 1964

Det. Chief Insp. Barlow is facing a malicious intent charge after house break...

Episode 26 Fun and Games

26. Fun and Games

Aired: Feb 25, 1964

A publican's practical joke on customer Alec Concannon backfires when punches...

Episode 28 A Straight Deal

28. A Straight Deal

Aired: Mar 10, 1964

After £3,000 is stolen in an house burglary, D.C.I. Barlow decides it's time ...

Episode 29 Happy Families

29. Happy Families

Aired: Mar 17, 1964

Pornographic pictures having been circulating among children at a local schoo...

Episode 30 Inside Job

30. Inside Job

Aired: Mar 24, 1964

Pat Noonan sets up Guido Gatti to take the fall for their violent post office...

Episode 32 The Whole Truth...

32. The Whole Truth...

Aired: Apr 7, 1964

Brain damaged boxer "Punchy" Palmer earns £3 for finding a briefcase. Two day...

Episode 34 First Class Citizen

34. First Class Citizen

Aired: Apr 29, 1964

Minor larceny keeps PC's Smith and Weir busy at a building site on Glossop St...

Episode 35 Seconds Away

35. Seconds Away

Aired: May 6, 1964

In the early hours, Lynch and Graham spot a man entering Nagle's Jewelry shop...

Episode 37 You Get All Kinds

37. You Get All Kinds

Aired: May 20, 1964

PC's Lynch and Graham are called to a bingo hall where a five week old baby h...

Episode 38 Happy Birthday

38. Happy Birthday

Aired: May 27, 1964

It's Jeff Wilkinson's 21st birthday. He gets a camera from his brother and wa...

Episode 39 Somebody... Help

39. Somebody... Help

Aired: Jun 3, 1964

Frank Wood is a homosexual, unable to go to the police when a man sets out to...

Episode 40 Cage Until Tame

40. Cage Until Tame

Aired: Jun 10, 1964

Violent thug Arthur Timmins is released from jail after ten years. D.C.I Robi...

Episode 41 Family Reunion

41. Family Reunion

Aired: Jun 17, 1964

Barlow is expecting a mini crime wave when rogue Danny Sullivan moves back to...

Episode 42 A Place of Safety

42. A Place of Safety

Aired: Jun 24, 1964

Adigun Sadik attacks a bailiff with an axe as he attempted to apply a reposse...


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Info about Z Cars

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC One

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres: Drama, Crime