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Z-Cars or Z Cars /ˈzɛd ˌkɑːrz/ was a British television drama series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police in the fictional town of Newtown, based on Kirkby, Lancashire (now Merseyside). Produced by the BBC, it debuted in January 1962 and ran until September 1978.
The series differed sharply from earlier police procedurals. With its less-usual Northern setting, it injected a new element of harsh realism into the image of the police, which some found unwelcome.
Z-Cars ran for a total of 803 episodes, of which fewer than half have survived. Regular stars included Stratford Johns (Detective Inspector Barlow), Frank Windsor (Det. Sgt Watt), James Ellis (Bert Lynch) and Brian Blessed ("Fancy" Smith). Barlow and Watt were later spun into a separate series Softly, Softly.
The name Z-Cars relates to an imaginary "Z" Division of the local constabulary. The theme tune was based on a traditional Liverpool folk song, and was adopted by Everton Football Club as its official anthem.
"Theme from Z-Cars" was the theme tune to the long-running BBC television drama Z-Cars.
Based on the traditional folk song "Johnny Todd", which was in a collection of traditional tunes by Frank Kidson dated 1891 called Traditional Tunes: A Collection of Ballad Airs. Kidson's notes for this song say: "Johnny Todd is a child's rhyme and game, heard and seen played by Liverpool children. The air is somewhat pleasing, and the words appear old, though some blanks caused by the reciter's memory have had to be filled up."
There is also what appears to be a version of the same song, mentioned in the first of the Para Handy stories, written in Scotland in 1905, which claims that the tune was popular around 30 years earlier. The song also appears in the book Songs of Belfast edited by David Hammond (Cork: The Mercier Press, 1986), who heard it from a Mrs. Walker of Salisbury Avenue, Belfast, who claimed it dates from around 1900.
The Z-Cars theme tune was arranged for commercial release by Fritz Spiegl and Bridget Fry, and performed by John Keating and his Orchestra. The single reached #8 in the Record Retailer chart in April 1962, and as high as #5 in other charts. The original television theme was arranged and conducted by Norrie Paramor with his orchestra. A later, much more syncopated arrangement of the theme replaced the original on a later television series which was also written and conducted by Norrie Paramor.
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Four of a kind tells the story of how Z cars was formed. Det Inspector Barlow establishes a new crime patrol to stem the growing tide of crime.
P.J, Hammond continues the story from the previous episode, 'Distance'.
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The very last episode from this iconic tv series. The formulaic 70's incarnation of the show paled into insignificance compared to the much superior original 1962-65 series.It lost its ground to The Sweeney & The Professionals & arguably lacked the formative years' immediacy,attitude and conviction.In this episode Frank Windsor returns as Det Sgt John Watt with some cameo appearances from Brian Blessed,Jeremy Kemp,Colin Welland & Joseph Brady.
With Joseph Brady,Brian Blessed.Frank Windsor,James Ellis,Robert Keegan & Fulton MacKay
I love a hot Mini and have driven quite a few BUT nothing prepared me for this car. Stunningly presented, very lightweight and loads of power ! At the rear of this car you will find the engine from a Honda Civic Type R, perhaps one of the best engines ever made. With VTEC and a 9000 rpm redline the engine produces 215hp in a car the weights only 750kg ! This car was built and prepared by ZCars. These guys do very special things to Minis and others in what they call Classics Reimagined. I hope to do ore with them in the future. For more info head over the their website... https://www.zcars.org.uk/ Please remember to SUBSCRIBE and follow me on Social Media to keep up to date with my news, views and reviews... TO SUBSCRIBE CLICK HERE...https://www.youtube.com/c/petrolped?sub_confirmation=1...
An edition of Z cars from 1964 repeated in 1982 to celebrate 20 years. It also strs a young John thaw
Written by Robert Barr, directed by Ken Loach.
The Z cars didn’t singlehandedly kick start the boom in Japanese import cars. That came from the solid reliability and good value of regular passenger cars from Japan’s big three. And the biggest shot in the arm would come from the 1973 oil crisis and the rush to fuel economical cars. But the Z cars certainly helped, creating a halo car that showed that cheap and cheerful cars from a far off land can be exciting as well. Over the years the car has grown, and shrunk again, but it’s always stayed true to its roots. Contents: 0:00 Intro 1:01 Early Nissan sports cars 2:16 Yutaka Katayama 5:15 Datsun 240Z 11:18 Datsun 260Z 12:10 Datsun 280Z 13:11 Datsun 280ZX 15:51 Nissan 300ZX 21:04 Nissan 350Z 24:35 Nissan 370Z 26:19 The future To get early ad-free access to new videos, or your name at the ...
This 2002 documentary catches up with some of the stars from Z Cars - including Brian Blessed, Frank Windsor and James Ellis.
Z-Cars or Z Cars /ˈzɛd ˌkɑːrz/ was a British television drama series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police in the fictional town of Newtown, based on Kirkby, Lancashire (now Merseyside). Produced by the BBC, it debuted in January 1962 and ran until September 1978.
The series differed sharply from earlier police procedurals. With its less-usual Northern setting, it injected a new element of harsh realism into the image of the police, which some found unwelcome.
Z-Cars ran for a total of 803 episodes, of which fewer than half have survived. Regular stars included Stratford Johns (Detective Inspector Barlow), Frank Windsor (Det. Sgt Watt), James Ellis (Bert Lynch) and Brian Blessed ("Fancy" Smith). Barlow and Watt were later spun into a separate series Softly, Softly.
The name Z-Cars relates to an imaginary "Z" Division of the local constabulary. The theme tune was based on a traditional Liverpool folk song, and was adopted by Everton Football Club as its official anthem.
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