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The Best Episodes of Z-Cars Season 8

Every episode of Z-Cars Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Z-Cars Season 8!

The Best Episodes of Z-Cars Season 8

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...
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    8.8/10(9 votes)

    #1 - Inspector Lynch

    S8:E1

    Bert Lynch has been promoted to Inspector. But is he still one of the lads?

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    Director:N/A
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    7.8/10(8 votes)

    #2 - Nuisance

    S8:E2

    Alexandra is always complaining to an already overworked police force about her next door neighbour Percy. But is she just a nuisance? Or should Inspector Lynch take her complaints seriously?

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    Director:Julia Smith
    Writer:N/A
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    7.7/10(9 votes)

    #3 - Pieces

    S8:E6

    A house is broken into and Skinner grabs at the opportunity to improve his record. But he grabs too hard and a man suffers.

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    #4 - Escape

    S8:E3

    Some London villains spring Charlie Cotton from prison, but, too late, he cottons on to the fact that he's been sprung for a purpose.

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    #5 - Break Up

    S8:E4

    A woman is arrested for shoplifting and a thief has his alibi checked. On the face of it two routine cases. But even the most routine cases can have repercussions.

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    #6 - Stray Girl

    S8:E5

    Mary Mangan disappears with her baby. The worst is feared and a full scale police search is mounted.

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    Director:Julia Smith
    Writer:N/A
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    #7 - The Cinder Path

    S8:E7

    Goss is back! In court he finds himself in an unfamiliar role. Against Quilley... twice!

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    #8 - Cadet

    S8:E8

    Cadet Peter Preston wants nothing more than to be a policeman, and even though he's a bit of a joke at Newtown his future seems assured. Then his father takes someone for a ride.

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    #9 - Pressure Of Work

    S8:E9

    Goss goes out for a quiet day with a friend, but the friend ends up in a cell and a policeman ends up in hospital.

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    Director:Julia Smith
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    #10 - Absence

    S8:E10

    A bank raid is in the offing and the only man who knows anything about it is Harry Dance.

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    #11 - In Police Hands

    S8:E11

    Julie and Dave are happy: then they're in the nick. It seems that simply being in love is a crime these days.

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    #12 - Two Hundred Tartan Teddy Bears

    S8:E12

    Stone and Lynch are puzzled by two cases - one involving bears and the other old ladies.

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    Director:Julia Smith
    Writer:N/A
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    #13 - Joanna

    S8:E13

    When Albert Smith goes looking for his daughter Joanna his enquiries cause trouble.

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    #14 - Pressure

    S8:E14

    A young petty thief and a young Police Constable find themselves under a similar kind of pressure. The pressure to prove themselves.

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    #15 - Waste

    S8:E15

    Not so much a skeleton in the cupboard - more a body, alive and kicking, in the attic.

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    Director:Julia Smith
    Writer:N/A
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    #16 - Two Wise Monkeys

    S8:E16

    When villains like Burford and Tyndale fall out they will go to any lengths to settle a score. And somewhere along the line the police have to take drastic measures.

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    #17 - Dinner Break

    S8:E17

    Lunchtime - relaxation for some. But not for those on duty at Newtown Station.

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    #18 - Allegiance

    S8:E18

    Joe Skinner questions a lad about breaking into a cigarette machine, but it soon becomes apparent that he is after more than a confession.

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    #19 - Rota

    S8:E19

    The same crime can be committed over and over again, unless someone decides to co-operate with the police.

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    Director:Mary Ridge
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    #20 - Priority

    S8:E20

    Quilley and Braithwaite have a tricky customer to deal with; Lynch has Stone, as well as a missing child and a shop break-in.

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    #21 - Background

    S8:E21

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    #22 - Losers

    S8:E22

    DI Connor runs into Marjorie, an old flame. But what a change in her!

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    #23 - Turnabout

    S8:E23

    Mary and Fiona, two women of equal ability and opportunity. So why is one of them a criminal?

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    #24 - Intruder

    S8:E24

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    Director:Mary Ridge
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    #25 - Mugs?

    S8:E25

    Several well-planned robberies, but none of the suspects with brains and style enough to organise them. So who did?

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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"Inspector Lynch" is the best rated episode of "Z-Cars" season 8. It scored 8.8/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Leslie Duxbury, it aired on 10/22/1973. This episode is rated 1.0 points higher than the second-best, "Nuisance".