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1978
1977
1976
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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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Awards:
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Series Cast Summary
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James Ellis | ... |
Sgt. Lynch
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(627 episodes, 1962-1978)
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| John Slater | ... |
Det. Sgt. Stone
(421 episodes, 1967-1974)
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| Douglas Fielding | ... |
PC Quilley
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(340 episodes, 1969-1978)
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| Bernard Holley | ... |
PC Newcombe
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(277 episodes, 1967-1971)
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| Ian Cullen | ... |
PC Skinner
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(220 episodes, 1969-1975)
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Derek Waring | ... |
Det. Insp. Goss
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(216 episodes, 1969-1973)
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| Joseph Brady | ... |
PC Weir
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(178 episodes, 1962-1978)
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Jennie Goossens | ... |
BD Girl
(146 episodes, 1967-1971)
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| Brian Blessed | ... |
PC Smith
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(131 episodes, 1962-1978)
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Paul Angelis | ... |
PC Bannerman
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(130 episodes, 1967-1969)
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| Frank Windsor | ... |
Det. Sgt. Watt
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(129 episodes, 1962-1978)
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| Stratford Johns | ... |
Det. Chief Insp. Barlow
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(126 episodes, 1962-1965)
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Bob Keegan | ... |
Sgt. Blackitt
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(109 episodes, 1962-1965)
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| Colin Welland | ... |
PC Graham
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(88 episodes, 1962-1978)
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| David Daker | ... |
PC Culshaw
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(84 episodes, 1967-1977)
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| Terence Edmond | ... |
PC Sweet
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(78 episodes, 1962-1964)
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| Stephen Yardley | ... |
PC May
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(68 episodes, 1965-1978)
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| John Woodvine | ... |
Det. Insp. Witty
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(64 episodes, 1963-1969)
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Allan O'Keefe | ... |
PC Render
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(63 episodes, 1971-1978)
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Ron Davies | ... |
PC Roach
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(60 episodes, 1962-1969)
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| John Collin | ... |
Det. Sgt. Haggar
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(57 episodes, 1962-1978)
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| Geoffrey Whitehead | ... |
PC Baker
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(51 episodes, 1964-1975)
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Pauline Taylor | ... |
WPC Parkin
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(50 episodes, 1967-1971)
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John Swindells | ... |
PC Bowman
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(45 episodes, 1965-1973)
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| Joss Ackland | ... |
Det. Insp. Todd
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(42 episodes, 1964-1968)
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| Pat Gorman | ... |
PC
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(42 episodes, 1965-1978)
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Constance Carling | ... |
WPC
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(40 episodes, 1969-1978)
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Michael Forrest | ... |
Det. Con. Hicks
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(39 episodes, 1962-1970)
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Jack Carr | ... |
PC Covill
(39 episodes, 1971-1972)
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| Jeremy Kemp | ... |
PC Steele
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(35 episodes, 1962-1978)
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| John Barrie | ... |
Det. Insp. Hudson
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(34 episodes, 1962-1968)
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| Barry Lowe | ... |
PC Horrocks
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(33 episodes, 1964-1977)
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Leonard Williams | ... |
Sgt. Twentyman
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(32 episodes, 1962)
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Sebastian Breaks | ... |
PC Tate
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(31 episodes, 1967-1970)
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| Geoffrey Hayes | ... |
Det. Con. Scatliff
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(29 episodes, 1969-1974)
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John Wreford | ... |
PC Jackson
(29 episodes, 1967-1968)
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| Ray Lonnen | ... |
Det. Insp. Moffat
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(27 episodes, 1970-1977)
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David Jackson | ... |
Det. Con. Braithwaite
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(27 episodes, 1965-1978)
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Patrick Milner | ... |
PC
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(27 episodes, 1964-1978)
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Lynn Furlong | ... |
WPC Stacey
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(25 episodes, 1962-1977)
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Paul Stewart | ... |
Sgt. Chubb
(25 episodes, 1974-1978)
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Brian Grellis | ... |
Det. Sgt. Bowker
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(25 episodes, 1967-1978)
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Diane Aubrey | ... |
Sally Clarkson
(24 episodes, 1962)
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Ken Jones | ... |
Det. Con. Smithers
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(24 episodes, 1962-1974)
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Christopher Coll | ... |
Det. Con. Kane
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(23 episodes, 1962-1978)
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Michael Earl | ... |
PC
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(23 episodes, 1962-1972)
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Sara Aimson | ... |
Paula Poulton
(23 episodes, 1965)
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Virginia Stride | ... |
Katy Hoskins
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(21 episodes, 1962-1973)
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| Stephanie Turner | ... |
WPC Howarth
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(21 episodes, 1969-1975)
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Frank Hawkins | ... |
Duty Officer
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(20 episodes, 1962-1963)
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Production Companies
Distributors
- BBC One (1962) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- BBC Television (1962) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (1978) (United Kingdom) (tv) (original airing)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Associated Displays Ltd. (sets)
- Associated Displays Ltd. (vehicles)
Storyline
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The series suffered from the BBC's lack of a proper archiving policy until 1978. It was BBC policy before 1978 to wipe master tapes and reuse them for other programs, hence saving money and storage space. From a full tally of seven hundred ninety-nine episodes, four hundred sixty-six (broadcast between 1962 and 1974) are thought to no longer exist. Additionally, some color videotaped episodes only survive as monochrome film copies. The final four seasons, broadcast between September 1974 and September 1978, exist in their entirety. See more » |
| Goofs | While taping 'moving vehicle' shots in studio, as technology was nowhere near as advanced as it is currently, it was so much simpler to use a 'stripped' version of the vehicles involved. Many such were missing their entire front ends and windscreens to facilitate both filming and sound recording. Continuous film was played on the screen behind, to give the impression that the vehicle was actually on the move during recording. Immediately after one such shot, actor Brian Blessed (PC 'Fancy' Smith) stepped out of the Z-car, and, having left his cap on the dashboard, reached in through the vacant windscreen space to retrieve it. Blessed himself spoke of this during a talk show some years later, but apparently neither the film crew nor the director noticed. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Total Cops (2003). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Z Cars See more » |