Z Cars

Season 9 - Series 9 (32 Episodes)

12 Seasons 1974 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 9 Episodes:

Episode 1 Inspector Lynch

1. Inspector Lynch

Aired: Sep 9, 1974

There's a new Cash'n'Carry being built in Newtown and some odd characters wor...

Episode 2 Nuisance

2. Nuisance

Aired: Sep 16, 1974

A neighbourly dispute between a paranoid woman and a mischievous man gives th...

Episode 3 Escape

3. Escape

Aired: Sep 30, 1974

Ossie Davies is a security guard. He's a pushover. You just knock off his s...

Episode 4 Cadet

4. Cadet

Aired: Oct 7, 1974

Lynch, Quilley and Braithwaite take a night train to Manchester in search of ...

Episode 5 Break-Up

5. Break-Up

Aired: Oct 14, 1974

Quilley is a good copper, but as an amateur footballer he has his limitations...

Episode 7 Pieces

7. Pieces

Aired: Oct 27, 1974

A family home is broken into and robbed, but Skinner becomes intrigued when h...

Episode 8 The Cinder Path

8. The Cinder Path

Aired: Nov 3, 1974

Sunday night duty is traditionally quiet, but on this occasion it's too quiet...

Episode 9 Pressure of Work

9. Pressure of Work

Aired: Nov 10, 1974

A call reporting an early morning break-in is quickly answered and Render is ...

Episode 10 Absence

10. Absence

Aired: Nov 17, 1974

Colin Williams haunts Inspector Lynch, and Sergeant Moffatt haunts a thief ca...

Episode 11 Losers

11. Losers

Aired: Nov 24, 1974

A factory work-in is on its last legs with the police outside the gates, keep...

Episode 12 In Police Hands

12. In Police Hands

Aired: Dec 1, 1974

How did a man like Derek Murphy get beaten up by his best friend, a man half ...

Episode 14 Joanna

14. Joanna

Aired: Dec 15, 1974

Todays theme is Joanna.

Episode 15 Pressure

15. Pressure

Aired: Jan 5, 1975

The men at Newtown question their own stability when the past catches up with...

Episode 16 Waste

16. Waste

Aired: Jan 12, 1975

Lynch receives a tip-off from a friend and finds himself in the middle of a d...

Episode 17 Two Wise Monkeys

17. Two Wise Monkeys

Aired: Jan 19, 1975

Tempers fray among men constructing a block of flats, but for one family who ...

Episode 18 Dinner Break

18. Dinner Break

Aired: Jan 26, 1975

Just two miles from Newtown centre lies open country and another world where ...

Episode 20 Rota

20. Rota

Aired: Feb 9, 1975

When a lock-keeper complains of strange noises coming from a disused warehous...

Episode 21 Priority

21. Priority

Aired: Feb 16, 1975

Jack Melish is walking down a deserted street near the docks to keep a secret...

Episode 23 Turnabout

23. Turnabout

Aired: Mar 3, 1975

Continuation of the previous episode 'Squatters'. With Quilley in hospital, ...

Episode 24 Intruder

24. Intruder

Aired: Mar 10, 1975

Why should a woman want to betray her husband to the police - even before he ...

Episode 25 Mugs

25. Mugs

Aired: Mar 17, 1975

Alec Quilley is up for promotion. He has an excellent service record, but ho...

Episode 26 Pastime

26. Pastime

Aired: Mar 24, 1975

A fool and his money are soon parted - all the sooner if you don't know how m...

Episode 27 Certain Parties

27. Certain Parties

Aired: Apr 7, 1975

As an act of kindness Bert Lynch gives a deadbeat tramp a cell for the night ...

Episode 28 Family

28. Family

Aired: Apr 14, 1975

A casual enquiry about car thieves leads Skinner to suspect that someone is t...

Episode 29 Distance

29. Distance

Aired: Apr 21, 1975

Joe Skinner fancies a bird. She seems to fancy him. So why is he investigat...

Episode 30 Ritual

30. Ritual

Aired: Apr 28, 1975

Continuation of the previous episode 'Distance'. Skinner has been shot dead ...

Episode 31 Legacy

31. Legacy

Aired: May 5, 1975

Continuation of the two previous episodes 'Distance' and 'Ritual'. The hunt ...

Episode 32 A New Broom

32. A New Broom

Aired: May 12, 1975

The new CID Inspector is an old mate of Cecil Haggar's... isn't he?


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Info about Z Cars

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC One

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres: Drama, Crime