TV Tie-ins: Z Cars

Z Cars was one of the longest running police dramas of British television history, running (with breaks) from January 1962 until September 1978. Its northern setting, a fictional town in the Merseyside area, allowed for some gritty, kitchen-sink drama to be played out over the show's 799 episodes.

The show was created by Troy Kennedy Martin and early writers included Martin, Allan Prior, John