Episodes
- 1
1. Inspector Lynch
22 Oct 1973 · 50 min
Bert Lynch has been promoted to Inspector. But is he still one of the lads?
- 2
2. Nuisance
29 Oct 1973 · 50 min
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?
- 3
3. Escape
5 Nov 1973 · 50 min
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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4. Break Up
19 Nov 1973 · 50 min
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.
- 5
5. Stray Girl
26 Nov 1973 · 50 min
Mary Mangan disappears with her baby. The worst is feared and a full scale police search is mounted.
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6. Pieces
3 Dec 1973 · 50 min
A house is broken into and Skinner grabs at the opportunity to improve his record. But he grabs too hard and a man suffers.
- 7
7. The Cinder Path
10 Dec 1973 · 50 min
Goss is back! In court he finds himself in an unfamiliar role. Against Quilley... twice!
- 8
8. Cadet
11 Dec 1973 · 50 min
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.
- 9
9. Pressure Of Work
17 Dec 1973 · 50 min
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.
- 10
10. Absence
7 Jan 1974 · 50 min
A bank raid is in the offing and the only man who knows anything about it is Harry Dance.
- 11
11. In Police Hands
21 Jan 1974 · 50 min
Julie and Dave are happy: then they're in the nick. It seems that simply being in love is a crime these days.
- 12
12. Two Hundred Tartan Teddy Bears
4 Feb 1974 · 50 min
Stone and Lynch are puzzled by two cases - one involving bears and the other old ladies.
- 13
13. Joanna
11 Feb 1974 · 50 min
When Albert Smith goes looking for his daughter Joanna his enquiries cause trouble.
- 14
14. Pressure
18 Feb 1974 · 50 min
A young petty thief and a young Police Constable find themselves under a similar kind of pressure. The pressure to prove themselves.
- 15
15. Waste
25 Feb 1974 · 50 min
Not so much a skeleton in the cupboard - more a body, alive and kicking, in the attic.
- 16
16. Two Wise Monkeys
4 Mar 1974 · 50 min
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.
- 17
17. Dinner Break
11 Mar 1974 · 50 min
Lunchtime - relaxation for some. But not for those on duty at Newtown Station.
- 18
18. Allegiance
18 Mar 1974 · 50 min
Joe Skinner questions a lad about breaking into a cigarette machine, but it soon becomes apparent that he is after more than a confession.
- 19
19. Rota
25 Mar 1974 · 50 min
The same crime can be committed over and over again, unless someone decides to co-operate with the police.
- 20
20. Priority
1 Apr 1974 · 50 min
Quilley and Braithwaite have a tricky customer to deal with; Lynch has Stone, as well as a missing child and a shop break-in.
- 21
21. Background
8 Apr 1974 · 50 min
- 22
22. Losers
10 Apr 1974 · 50 min
DI Connor runs into Marjorie, an old flame. But what a change in her!
- 23
23. Turnabout
22 Apr 1974 · 50 min
Mary and Fiona, two women of equal ability and opportunity. So why is one of them a criminal?
- 24
24. Intruder
29 Apr 1974 · 50 min
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25. Mugs?
6 May 1974 · 50 min
Several well-planned robberies, but none of the suspects with brains and style enough to organise them. So who did?
- 26
26. Pastime
13 May 1974 · 50 min
A fire-raiser for Skinner and an extortionist for Stone and Lynch. Some people have the strangest pastimes.
- 27
27. Certain Parties
20 May 1974 · 50 min
Back in Newtown after seven years in Parkhurst, Pikey Nimmo wants to settle up with the men who put him away. Stone was one of them.
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28. Family
30 Jun 1974 · 50 min
Susan Giles wants her father back inside and uses two men to help her. One of them is Quilley, and he unwittingly ruins Skinner's work.
Z-Cars Series 8: quick answers
How many episodes are in Z-Cars Series 8?
Series 8 of Z-Cars has 28 episodes, about 23 hours in total.
When did Z-Cars Series 8 come out?
Series 8 premiered on 22 Oct 1973.