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'''''Z-Cars''''' was a [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] [[television]] series that ran from [[1962]]-[[1978]]. It centred on the work of mobile uniformed [[police]] in the fictional town of Newtown.
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'''''Z-Cars''''' was a British [[television]] series featuring [[police]].


As with ''[[Doctor Who]]'', many episodes of ''Z-Cars'' have been wiped from the records by the BBC once they surpassed their usefulness. During the search for missing episodes of ''Who'' several ''Z-Cars'' episodes were also found. ([[DOC]]: ''[[The Missing Years]]'')
[[Keith Perry]] was an avid viewer of ''Z-Cars''. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Evil of the Daleks (novelisation)}})


==Actors appearing in ''Doctor Who'' and ''Z-Cars''==
[[Christine Summerfield]] speculated that the desk sergeant who filed her case had joined the police force because he'd seen ''Z-Cars'' as a [[teenager]] and thought it would be exciting. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Dead Romance (novel)}})
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==Crew members common to both shows==
''Z-Cars'' was among the [[20th century]] [[Earth]] television shows broadcast by [[Reef Station One]] in the [[New Earth Republic]] during the [[101st century]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Synthespians™ (novel)}})
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== Behind the scenes ==
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* ''Z-Cars'' was broadcast on the [[BBC]] from 1962 to 1978. It centred on the work of mobile uniformed police in the fictional town of Newtown.
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* [[Brian Blessed]], [[Stratford Johns]], and [[Frank Windsor]] were among the original cast members, while [[Bernard Holley]] and [[Ian Cullen]] were also regulars. [[James Ellis]] played policeman Lynch across the series.
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* In [[1965 (production)|1965]], the production team of ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' hoped to use the ''Z-Cars'' set and some of the regular cast for the scenes of "The Feast of Steven" set in a police station. However, ''Z-Cars'' producer {{w|David Rose (producer)|David Rose}} withheld his permission for this. ([[REF]]: ''[[The First Doctor Handbook]]'') The novelisation of the episode, ''[[The Mutation of Time (novelisation)|The Mutation of Time]]'', alluded to this by naming the previously-unnamed policemen after some of the ''Z-Cars'' regular cast. This would have been ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s first televised [[crossover]] with another series or franchise; instead, the first TV crossover was in ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' with its allusion to [[Bernard Quatermass]].
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* [[Elisabeth Sladen]] had two different roles in the series shortly before she was cast as [[Sarah Jane Smith]]. While looking for an actress to play Sarah Jane, ''Doctor Who'' producer [[Barry Letts]] spoke with ''Z-Cars'' producer [[Ron Craddock]], who, having been impressed by Sladen's performances, recommended her for the role. ([[DCOM]]: ''[[Beginning the End]]'')
* As with ''[[Doctor Who]]'', many episodes of ''Z-Cars'' were wiped by the BBC once they were believed no longer useful. During the search for missing episodes of ''Who,'' several ''Z-Cars'' episodes were also found. ([[DOC]]: ''[[The Missing Years]]'') In fact, the first seven episodes of the first season of ''Z-Cars'' were found at the same television station in [[Cyprus]] as the surviving episodes of ''[[The Reign of Terror (TV story)|The Reign of Terror]]''. ([[REF]]: ''[[Wiped! Doctor Who's Missing Episodes]]'')
* A number of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' actors also appeared in the series, including [[Carole Ann Ford]], [[Patrick Troughton]], [[Frazer Hines]], [[Wendy Padbury]], [[Caroline John]], [[Roger Delgado]], [[Tom Baker]], [[Louise Jameson]], [[Christopher Benjamin]], [[Kate O'Mara]], [[Geoffrey Bayldon]], [[David Warner]] and many others.
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Latest revision as of 02:44, 23 March 2024

Z-Cars

Z-Cars was a British television series featuring police.

Keith Perry was an avid viewer of Z-Cars. (PROSE: The Evil of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Evil of the Daleks (novelisation)"])

Christine Summerfield speculated that the desk sergeant who filed her case had joined the police force because he'd seen Z-Cars as a teenager and thought it would be exciting. (PROSE: Dead Romance [+]Loading...["Dead Romance (novel)"])

Z-Cars was among the 20th century Earth television shows broadcast by Reef Station One in the New Earth Republic during the 101st century. (PROSE: Synthespians™ [+]Loading...["Synthespians™ (novel)"])

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