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The Best Episodes of Z-Cars Season 4

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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 4 Episode 1 - The Dark Side Of The Road
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    #1 - The Dark Side Of The Road

    S4:E1

    Outside in the dark a girl screams. Inside the tall flats she is heard and ignored. It is half an hour before one man puts out a reluctant hand to dial 999.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:John Hopkins

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  2. Z-Cars Season 4 Episode 2 - What A Main Event!
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    #2 - What A Main Event!

    S4:E2

    Two men in a parked car - and the beginning of a night Lynch and Graham will talk about all their lives. The eventual haul is so good it even induces Barlow to stand drinks for the duo.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:John Hopkins

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  3. Z-Cars Season 4 Episode 3 - Finders Keepers
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    #3 - Finders Keepers

    S4:E3

    The grimy cafe down by the docks is keeping pretty busy as usual. The juke-box is giving out the latest sounds of the Mersey Beat at full volume; the youngsters are sitting around drinking strong tea out of thick mugs. But there is one customer at McKinley's who doesn't seem to fit in. That is Brayne, the old tramp. He has no money for tea, but he is wearing an expensive overcoat and a business gent's bowler hat. Smith and Weir get really involved when they try to find the reason.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:John Hopkins

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  4. Z-Cars Season 4 Episode 4 - Lucky Partners
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    #4 - Lucky Partners

    S4:E4

    To the young Mrs. Napier the man at the door seems anything but sinister, just buying old gold. But his method of purchase leaves something to be desired.

    Director:Leonard Lewis
    Writer:John Hopkins

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  5. Z-Cars Season 4 Episode 5 - Soft Spot
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    #5 - Soft Spot

    S4:E5

    Alby Rafferty, an over-zealous car enthusiast, is not past redemption according to John Watt. But Watt is not the only influence in Alby's life. So when Mr. Cull's shiny new white car is driven off from under his nose, it is not for use in a robbery - just Alby indulging his passion.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Allan Prior

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  6. Z-Cars Season 4 Episode 6 - Somebody Said...
    9.5/10(31 votes)

    #6 - Somebody Said...

    S4:E6

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Z-Cars Season 4 Episode 7 - Charity Begins ...
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    #7 - Charity Begins ...

    S4:E7

    ""What's all the fuss about then?"" asks Fancy Smith when he and Jock Weir are called to a case of shoplifting. ""Cause maybe there's something else too,"" replies Jock. And as the men of Z-Victor One discover, something else, something much more sinister, there most certainly is.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:John Hopkins

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  8. Z-Cars Season 4 Episode 8 - The Hunch
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    #8 - The Hunch

    S4:E8

    A passing car and a radio message lead Graham and Baker to a particular club with interesting results. DC Lynch, meanwhile, has the job of finding the leader of a gang specialising in quick break-ins and small but profitable hauls of liquor and cigarettes. It is his most important case yet and he pins his hopes on a hunch that takes him to London.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Allan Prior

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  9. Z-Cars Season 4 Episode 9 - Two In The Bush
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    #9 - Two In The Bush

    S4:E9

    Two crimes - same place, same time - and Smith and weir are ready and able to deal with them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Z-Cars Season 4 Episode 10 - Welcome Home, Jigger
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    #10 - Welcome Home, Jigger

    S4:E10

    Sgt. Blackitt sets off to give a first aid demonstration at a youth club where trouble is in the air. Jigger Daniels, released from Borstal, is back in town and has a few old scores to settle. Meanwhile Lynch has his own problems. Someone is going around Newtown stealing transistor radios from parked cars, and Barlow is in one of his 'leave no stone unturned' moods.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Brian Hayles

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  11. Z-Cars Season 4 Episode 11 - In A Day's Work
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    #11 - In A Day's Work

    S4:E11

    A friendly call on a neighbour turns into a sudden nightmare for a young housewife. She dials 999. Fancy Smith, alone in Z-Victor One, is sent to investigate and finds himself in a situation that would tax the patience of a priest and a psychologist combined.

    Director:Shaun Sutton
    Writer:John Hopkins

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  12. Z-Cars Season 4 Episode 12 - No Stone Unturned
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    #12 - No Stone Unturned

    S4:E12

    A sudden death in Newtown brings the new man, Detective Superintendent Prentiss, from Headquarters. And before the investigation is closed he makes his presence very much felt.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Elwyn Jones

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  13. Z-Cars Season 4 Episode 13 - You Pays Your Money
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    #13 - You Pays Your Money

    S4:E13

    When the only witnesses disagree Sergeant Watt settles for the most likely suspect - with surprising results.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:John Hopkins

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  14. Z-Cars Season 4 Episode 14 - One Day In Spring Street
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    #14 - One Day In Spring Street

    S4:E14

    Investigating a reported disturbance, Dave Graham finds it is one more skirmish in a running war fought with stones between the boys of a local school and old Lewis, an eccentric character who lives in the house opposite. It's not long before Sgt. Blackitt appears on the scene. When he is followed by Sgt. Watt Graham has little to do but sit in the car and watch.

    Director:Michael Simpson
    Writer:Alan Plater

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  15. Z-Cars Season 4 Episode 15 - Bring Back The Cat
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    #15 - Bring Back The Cat

    S4:E15

    It's a lively evening for Smith and Weir. First they have to try and cope with a woman who is charging her husband with an unusual theft. Then they have to intervene when two dockers engage in a punch-up, deal with a pensioner who thinks that the police are trying to steal his money, and finally confront a Scots tearaway who is handy with a shovel but is more interested in the works of Sir Walter Scott.

    Director:Peter Duguid
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Z-Cars Season 4 Episode 16 - If He Runs - Grab Him
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    #16 - If He Runs - Grab Him

    S4:E16

    An old lady is assaulted and robbed. She manages to struggle home to her companion and soon both the cars and DCI Barlow are on the scene.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Elwyn Jones

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  17. Z-Cars Season 4 Episode 17 - First Foot
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    #17 - First Foot

    S4:E17

    New Year's Eve in Newtown means a three-line whip for the lads on the cars. Everyone has to be on the job to cope with the drunks, the rowdy parties and aggression in the pubs. Then there is the thief using the occasion to carry out some quiet breaking and entering, and the teenage girl, daughter of a loveless home, looking for brief happiness by running away with a sailor.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Alan Plater

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  18. Z-Cars Season 4 Episode 18 - Think On
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    #18 - Think On

    S4:E18

    A bus load of witnesses - and not one with a voice. Pub closing time in Newtown has come to mean more than the problem of drunken passengers for the men who crew the buses on route no. 86. It has come to be a time to be feared - a time when violence strikes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Z-Cars Season 4 Episode 19 - The Luck Of The Game
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    #19 - The Luck Of The Game

    S4:E19

    Some parents' trouble is that they protect their children too much.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Z-Cars Season 4 Episode 20 - I Love You Bonzo
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    #20 - I Love You Bonzo

    S4:E20

    Lynch is on the trail of an artist of a thief who broke into the Seaport Supermarket.

    Director:Leonard Lewis
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Z-Cars Season 4 Episode 21 - Brotherly Love
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    #21 - Brotherly Love

    S4:E21

    In any community you'll find a few people who are out of alignment - and all too often they find themselves involved with the police.

    Director:Shaun Sutton
    Writer:Alan Plater

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  22. Z-Cars Season 4 Episode 22 - A Matter Of Give And Take
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    #22 - A Matter Of Give And Take

    S4:E22

    The suspicions of a canal lock-keeper bring Z-Victor One into contact with the canal community and eventually lead to the investigation of a more serious crime.

    Director:Paul Bernard
    Writer:Brian Hayles

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  23. Z-Cars Season 4 Episode 23 - Give A Dog A Name
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    #23 - Give A Dog A Name

    S4:E23

    A lost constable, but Sgt. Watt refuses to join his colleagues in jumping to conclusions. PC Boyle has been transferred to Newtown with a black mark on his record. Everyone knows why, and only John Watt is convinced of Boyle's good character.

    Director:Peter Cregeen
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Z-Cars Season 4 Episode 24 - The Long Spoon
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    #24 - The Long Spoon

    S4:E24

    Barlow accepts a favour from a local trader - and his integrity becomes suspect.

    Director:Bill Hays
    Writer:Elwyn Jones

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  25. Z-Cars Season 4 Episode 25 - Teething Trouble
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    #25 - Teething Trouble

    S4:E25

    A child cries, and family man PC Baker finds himself getting too involved.

    Director:Ian MacNaughton
    Writer:Alan Plater

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"The Dark Side Of The Road" is the best rated episode of "Z-Cars" season 4. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by John Hopkins, it aired on 9/9/1964. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "What A Main Event!".