Z-Cars (Season 10)

Guns (Episode 1)

Writer: Allan Prior

Air date: 1976-01-05

Runtime: 50 min

Overview: Armed robbery is becoming almost a daily event and sooner or later somebody's bound to get hurt. But what happens if the police meet violence with violence?

Manslaughter (Episode 2)

Writer: Allan Prior

Air date: 1976-01-12

Runtime: 50 min

Overview: The public expect to be protected by the police. But if a policeman kills a member of the public in the execution of his duty, will the protector be prosecuted?

Prisoner (Episode 3)

Writer: Ted Lewis

Air date: 1976-01-19

Runtime: 50 min

Overview: When a constable is ten minutes late reporting in an alert goes out. Alec Quilley hasn't been seen or heard of for over an hour.

The Frighteners (Episode 4)

Writer: Allan Prior

Air date: 1976-01-26

Runtime: 50 min

Overview: An ex-villain is entitled to police protection just like anyone else - isn't he?

Contact (Episode 5)

Air date: 1976-02-02

Runtime: 50 min

Overview: A man is trapped under a load of dangerous chemicals. Move him, and the lot might go up. Leave him there and...

Kidnap (Episode 6)

Air date: 1976-02-09

Runtime: 50 min

Overview: A rag week kidnap for charity starts out all right, but...

Say Goodbye To The Horses (Episode 7)

Writer: Anthony Read

Air date: 1976-02-16

Runtime: 50 min

Overview: There are plenty of ways to make sure a horse loses a race, but how do you make a horse WIN a race?

A Preacher In Passing (Episode 8)

Air date: 1976-02-23

Runtime: 50 min

Overview: A quiet Sunday and Moffat finds himself in church. But not praying!

Nightwatch (Episode 9)

Writer: Anthony Read

Air date: 1976-03-01

Runtime: 50 min

Overview: Keeping surveillance on a goods yard full of empty wagons seems a pretty barren exercise - unless you know what's at stake.

Ringers (Episode 10)

Writer: Allan Prior

Air date: 1976-03-08

Runtime: 50 min

Overview: In detection you need routine and instinct. But not necessarily in that order.

Fairground (Episode 11)

Air date: 1976-03-15

Runtime: 50 min

Overview: A young girl is attacked and Lynch has to look into 'all the fun of the fair'.

Hunch (Episode 12)

Writer: Allan Prior

Air date: 1976-03-22

Runtime: 50 min

Overview: Which is more important - a batch of missing cameras, or a missing girl?

Scot Free (Episode 13)

Air date: 1976-03-29

Runtime: 50 min

Overview: Two boys are trapped in a disused mine. Why is their friend terrified of going to the police?

Transit (Episode 14)

Air date: 1975-02-10

Overview: A mystery call out for noise down the docks perplexes Yates, and he's stuck there with DS Haggar and an irritating PC. They shoot horses, don't they?

Thanks But... No Thanks (Episode 15)

Air date: 1975-02-17

Overview: Quilley is up for promotion, but personal circumstances may hinder his path. At the same time, a troublesome thief is causing him severe problems.