Hand drawn diagram from 1963 showing police communications, going from police boxes, AA boxes etc to a switchboard and via VHF transmitter to various cars.

Hand drawn diagram from 1963 showing police communications, going from police switchboard to different departments, teleprinters and via radio links to other forces and interpol.

From the #ZCars annual I bought last week: I love these diagrams of how police communications infrastructure worked at the time! Also includes a #DoctorWho crossover! #ArchiveTV

Jeremy Kemp left as PC Bob Steele in January 1963 and Colin Welland's PC Graham became Bert Lynch/James Ellis's oppo. Sadly none of Leonard Rossiter’s 8 eps as DI Bamber are known to exist. Rare @radiotimes.bsky.social pix by Don Smith serve as a record. #ZCars @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social

The actor Leonard Williams (Sgt Twentyman) had died suddenly in 1962 and was soon replaced by Robert Keegan as Sgt Blackitt. These rare @radiotimes.bsky.social photos by Don Smith of Williams (with @brianblessed.bsky.social as Fancy & Terence Edmond as Sweet) were taken a week before he died. #ZCars

If you’re following @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social's run of excellent early #ZCars (starring @brianblessed.bsky.social), there are 20 missing episodes (a five-month chunk) between last week’s Nov 1962 ep and this week’s April 63 ep. If you’re curious about cast changes...

Book cover: Z-CARS ANNUAL FROM THE FAMOUS BBC TV SERIES

CONTENTS Here is your super list of contents. All thrilling detective stories and features with both Z-car teams: COMPLETE ADVENTURE STORIES: page The Safe Breakers 7-18 Maddigon's Nightmare 25-36 Ambush! 45-56 The Boy who Played Cops 62-76 A Fair Night's Work 77-88 THRILLING PICTURE STORIES: A Piece of Deduction Crossing Your Bridges The Rugby Ball Crime The Punch-up Panic. SPECIAL FEATURES: P.C.s Lynch and Graham The Information Room P.C.s Weir and Smith

Couldn’t resist this Z Cars charity shop find! A little pricey but lovely condition for an annual from 1963 with no scribbles from the original owner #archiveTV #zcars

Lynda La Plante and Lesley Judd popped up briefly in tonight's 1962 #ZCars @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social

Happy Sunday from San Diego, CA

#carcommunity #coolcars #sundayfunday #happysunday #sandiego #california #carsandcoffee #sandiegocarcommunity #sandiegocars #zcars #nissanz #funcars

Hey @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social nice to see Bill Simpson aka Dr Finlay, and Jerome Willis A sandbagger, alongside Richard Leech (Dambusters) in recent #ZCars Episode!

Dad was mistaken for Stratford Johns at an airport once. #zcars

A reminder that Z-Cars 🚓 was filmed LIVE so actors had no second take if they fluffed their lines! Tune in Friday at 8pm and see poor Brian Blessed with this tongue twister, only on TPTV!

#BrianBlessed #ZCars #TPTVsubtitles

Absolutely lovely seeing a young Jean Alexander in last night's #ZCars on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social #CoronationStreet

"Do you really think that's wise, sir?" #ZCars

Walk On Music Part 1 I went on a tour of Stamford Bridge once and the tour guide was a young guy who had been employed to read a script. His knowledge was not up to much away from said script and it showed. I felt like…

Ever wondered about the music teams use to walk on to? Well here’s the first part of my blog about it.

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#Blog #Football #ManUtd #Liverpool #Everton #YNWA #Zcars #Watford #United #walkonmusic #Music

Also, we're the young generation, and we've got something to say... #ZCars

First episode of #ZCars was great. Didn't spot future Monkee Davy Jones till his name came up in the credits!

The early cast of Z Cars

OK time to catch up on #ZCars!

Vintage Z Cars from 1962 starts tonight on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social #ZCars
Here's a @radiotimes.bsky.social preview.

Ahead of tomorrow's long-awaited rerun of BBC hit #ZCars on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social (the first time many of these episodes from 1962 have ever been repeated), here's @radiotimes.bsky.social coverage from 63 yrs ago – and a recent feature. (Thanks @davidbrunt.bsky.social for some detail)

And remember: if you celebrated the anniversary of #EdgeOfDarkness earlier this week, #ZCars is where it all began for TV writer-supreme, Troy Kennedy-Martin.

My article from yesterday’s Hey’s programme. Part 1 of Walk out music.
#PrestwichHeys #UptheHeys #Heys #NWCFL #Footballprogramme #Chelsea #Liverpool #ManUtd #Rangers #StoneRoses #Zcars #YNWA #Everton #Watford #Spurs #Eminem #ChasandDave #Arsenal #Fulham #TheClash #TinaTurner #CrystalPalace #London

Just watching #ZCars for the very first time, and the acting is way more genuine than you see nowadays.

#ThrowbackThursday - Remember the Datsun 240Z

#datsun #autotrekkin #cars #70s #sportscar #datsun240z #zcars #classiccars

Tonight, I continue with S5 of LOVEJOY as we are coming to the end of the current series, tonight I watch "Never Judge a Book by Its Cover" with a couple great guest stars. #LoveJoy #BBC #IanMcShane #RadioTimes #GoodLife #RichardBriers #ZCars #JamesEllis

December 7, 1981 - Daily Record - Z Cars star Strafford Johns is profiled ahead of his appearance in Doctor Who in the story, Four to Doomsday.
#ZCars #StraffordJohns #DoctorWho #FourtoDoomsday #TVnostalgia #classictv #throwbackthursday

7pm TODAY on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social

From 1978, s13 Ep 13 #Crime #Drama📺 #ZCars - “Pressure” directed by #JohnMcGrath & written by #TroyKennedyMartin

🌟 #JamesEllis #DouglasFielding #PaulStewart #AllanOKeefe #FrankWindsor #JohnPhillips #AlunArmstrong #TonyHaygarth #ChristineHargreaves

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7pm TODAY on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social

From 1978, s13 Ep 11 #Crime #Drama📺 #ZCars - “Prey” directed by #AlanGibson & written by #PeterHammond

🌟 #JamesEllis #DouglasFielding #JohnCollin #BrianGrellis #TommyBoyle #AllanOKeefe #DavidJackson #JanHarvey #LeonardFenton #MichaelLatimer

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7pm TODAY on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social

From 1978, s13 Ep 3 #Crime #Drama📺 #ZCars - “Debris ” directed by #Christopher Barry & written by #PeterHammond

🌟 #JamesEllis #DouglasFielding #JohnCollin #BrianGrellis #TommyBoyle #AllanOKeefe #MyraFrances #PaulStewart #NellBrennan #RobertBooth