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The Best Episodes of Z-Cars Season 10

Every episode of Z-Cars Season 10 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Z-Cars Season 10!

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Z-Cars Season 10 Episode 1 - Guns
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #1 - Guns

    S10:E1

    Armed robbery is becoming almost a daily event and sooner or later somebody's bound to get hurt. But what happens if the police meet violence with violence?

    Director:Gareth Davies
    Writer:Allan Prior

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  2. Z-Cars Season 10 Episode 2 - Manslaughter
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #2 - Manslaughter

    S10:E2

    The public expect to be protected by the police. But if a policeman kills a member of the public in the execution of his duty, will the protector be prosecuted?

    Director:Gareth Davies
    Writer:Allan Prior

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  3. Z-Cars Season 10 Episode 3 - Prisoner
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #3 - Prisoner

    S10:E3

    When a constable is ten minutes late reporting in an alert goes out. Alec Quilley hasn't been seen or heard of for over an hour.

    Director:Derrick Goodwin
    Writer:Ted Lewis

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  4. Z-Cars Season 10 Episode 4 - The Frighteners
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #4 - The Frighteners

    S10:E4

    An ex-villain is entitled to police protection just like anyone else - isn't he?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Allan Prior

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  5. Z-Cars Season 10 Episode 5 - Contact
    6.3/10(16 votes)

    #5 - Contact

    S10:E5

    A man is trapped under a load of dangerous chemicals. Move him, and the lot might go up. Leave him there and...

    Director:Matthew Robinson
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Z-Cars Season 10 Episode 6 - Kidnap
    7.2/10(20 votes)

    #6 - Kidnap

    S10:E6

    A rag week kidnap for charity starts out all right, but...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Z-Cars Season 10 Episode 7 - Say Goodbye To The Horses
    6.5/10(17 votes)

    #7 - Say Goodbye To The Horses

    S10:E7

    There are plenty of ways to make sure a horse loses a race, but how do you make a horse WIN a race?

    Director:Christopher Baker
    Writer:Anthony Read

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  8. Z-Cars Season 10 Episode 8 - A Preacher In Passing
    7.6/10(18 votes)

    #8 - A Preacher In Passing

    S10:E8

    A quiet Sunday and Moffat finds himself in church. But not praying!

    Director:Derrick Goodwin
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Z-Cars Season 10 Episode 9 - Nightwatch
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - Nightwatch

    S10:E9

    Keeping surveillance on a goods yard full of empty wagons seems a pretty barren exercise - unless you know what's at stake.

    Director:Paddy Russell
    Writer:Anthony Read

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  10. Z-Cars Season 10 Episode 10 - Ringers
    6.1/10(17 votes)

    #10 - Ringers

    S10:E10

    In detection you need routine and instinct. But not necessarily in that order.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Allan Prior

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  11. Z-Cars Season 10 Episode 11 - Fairground
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - Fairground

    S10:E11

    A young girl is attacked and Lynch has to look into 'all the fun of the fair'.

    Director:David Maloney
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Z-Cars Season 10 Episode 12 - Hunch
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Hunch

    S10:E12

    Which is more important - a batch of missing cameras, or a missing girl?

    Director:Fiona Cumming
    Writer:Allan Prior

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  13. Z-Cars Season 10 Episode 13 - Scot Free
    6.9/10(13 votes)

    #13 - Scot Free

    S10:E13

    Two boys are trapped in a disused mine. Why is their friend terrified of going to the police?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Z-Cars Season 10 Episode 19 - Transit
    6.4/10(16 votes)

    #14 - Transit

    S10:E19

    A mystery call out for noise down the docks perplexes Yates, and he's stuck there with DS Haggar and an irritating PC. They shoot horses, don't they?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Z-Cars Season 10 Episode 24 - Thanks But... No Thanks
    7.3/10(19 votes)

    #15 - Thanks But... No Thanks

    S10:E24

    Quilley is up for promotion, but personal circumstances may hinder his path. At the same time, a troublesome thief is causing him severe problems.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Z-Cars Season 10 Episode 31 - A New Broom
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #16 - A New Broom

    S10:E31

    A series of break-ins have some peculiar traits. Haggar thinks that an old lag just out of gaol may be responsible. But what is the significance of a missing schoolboy, and why is the MO of the mystery criminal familiar?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 10 Ratings Summary

"Guns" is the best rated episode of "Z-Cars" season 10. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Gareth Davies and written by Allan Prior, it aired on 1/5/1976. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Manslaughter".