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Z-Cars pronounced "Zed Cars", sometimes written as Z Carsis a British television drama series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police in the fictional town of Newtown, based on Kirkby in the outskirts of Liverpool in Merseyside. Produced by the BBC, it debuted in January 1962 and ran until September 1978.
Contents
* 1 Origins
* 2 Theme music
* 3 Origin of the title
* 4 Concept and principal characters
* 5 Episodes
* 6 Lost episodes
* 7 After Z Cars
* 8 Before Z Cars
* 9 Cast
* 10 See also
* 11 References
* 12 External links
Origins
The series was developed by the Dramatised Documentary Unit within the BBC Drama Department, led by Elwyn Jones. The unit researched the Liverpool Police and produced an hour long programme "Who Me?", set in a police station on a Saturday night, playing three suspects off one another in separate rooms. After the programme the National Detective Training School in Halifax asked to be given a recording, to be used as a training tool.
Elwyn Jones took advantage of this relationship with the police and travelled the country, until at the Lancashire Constabulary near Preston, he dined with the Chief Constable. With his elbow resting on the mantelpiece he mentioned a new Crime Patrol - whose call sign would be Z. Elwyn enlisted Troy Kennedy Martin to visit Lancashire and Troy returned to London with an outline of a series intended to feature two crime squad cars, one manned by Fancy Smith and Jock; the other Lynch and Steel.
The writers Troy Kennedy Martin and Allan Prior and the producer David Rose, wanted to create a more realistic portrayal of policing than had been seen on British television before. This was in contrast to the BBC's established police drama, Dixon of Dock Green, produced by the Light Entertainment Department, which portrayed a more traditional image of the British London bobby.
The main writers included John Hopkins who succeeded John Barr and also became script editor and Alan Plater. The writing team created a 'kitchen sink realism' style little seen on British television before.
Theme music
The Z-Cars theme tune was arranged by Fritz Spiegl as a military march, from the traditional Liverpool folk song Johnny Todd. The song in Spiegl's arrangement is also used as the anthem for English football club Everton and is played at every home match as they walk onto the pitch.
In a 2000 poll to find the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes of the 20th century conducted by the British Film Institute, Z-Cars was voted 63rd. It was also included in the 40 greatest TV shows published in Radio Times in August 2003.
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