As of July 2026, Z-Cars Season 2 aired in 1962 with 42 episodes. Full episode guide and where to watch below.

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Z-Cars Season 2

1962 42 Episodes Drama ⭐ 7/10

If you want a drama that takes its characters as seriously as its plot, Z-Cars Season 2 is available on streaming right now. Across 1 season, the show has had time to find its rhythm and keep it. A 7/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Watch it for Terence Edmond — one of the stronger performances out there right now. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

There is a reason Z-Cars Season 2 keeps coming up in conversation. Character-driven storytelling at its most effective — Z-Cars Season 2 earns every emotional beat it goes for. Season 2 of Z-Cars includes 42 episodes. It aired from September 1962 to July 1963. This season stars Terence Edmond, Stratford Johns and Frank Windsor. Terence Edmond and Stratford Johns lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1962. What elevates Z-Cars Season 2 is a refusal to let any character off the hook too easily. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Z-Cars Season 2 is what you recommend to people who say they do not really watch much. If you have run out of similar titles to watch, this is a strong next pick. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. Terence Edmond is the centre of it, and it is one of their strongest performances on record. The patience it asks of you early on is paid back with interest.

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🎬 Z-Cars Season 2 — Episode Guide

On Watch - Newtown

Both crews are forced to realise the narrow margin between life and death on a busy night in which Barlow and Twentyman miss one crime and catch two criminals.

A pretty girl out alone and late at night leads Steele and Lynch to a robbery and to a tearaway more dangerous than any they have encountered before.

The violent death of a small shopkeeper brings Supt. Miller into Victor Division and into conflict with Barlow, who has his own solution to offer.

Information Received

Z-Victor Two gets an alarm call to a jeweller's shop. Sgt. Watt gets the information that leads to an arrest, but the case is not as simple as it seems.

Friendly Relations

The trail of a walk-in thief leads Smith and Weir to a locked room in Newtown and on to a night in Blackpool - but not to see the illuminations!

Lynch and Steele investigate a break-in at a factory where the night watchman has been attacked and injured. They bring in a man the Newtown police have long wanted to see behind bars. But bringing him in is one thing, keeping him in is another.

A neat operation in car stealing begins to go wrong when the thief tries mixing business with pleasure.

Johnny attacks a man in a pub - the wrong man. Steele and Lynch have to find him before he finds the right man.

Detective Superintendent Miller, aggressive as ever, leads the local Newtown force as they attempt to find a man who has attacked several young girls.

Dick Davis comes out of Walton jail and immediately plans his first job. But after two years in prison Davis cannot match the quality of his planning with the quality of his new accomplices.

Known To The Police

Hilda Simmons reports that her car has been stolen. But she omits to tell the police that the man who took it is her husband. Smith and Weir have the task of rounding up the 'thief' only to find that the charge has been withdrawn. However, Sgt. Watt recognises Simmons of old, and soon tumbles to ...

Lynch and Steele are called to a pub fight. Who started it? As Geraghty said: ""Hollis is always starting fights. Too clever for himself this time, though - far too clever"".

A London gang move north. They plan a short and profitable visit to Newtown. Smith and Weir spend a busy night trying to cut down their profits and lengthen their stay.

A quantity of drink and five suits are missing. Steele and Lynch spend a long night looking for the drink while the rest of the Newtown police are at the Christmas party.

When a child is reported missing on Christmas Day Smith and Weir are first in what becomes a countrywide hunt for him. They search all day and into the night in a desperate attempt to find him.

All Up By Seven

Arrest usually pile up at night - except in this case that involves a safe, the Army, a divorce and a potted plant.

Trumpet Voluntary

Eddie plays the trumpet badly and on the streets, so his contacts with the police are frequent. This time, however, there is more than music involved.

Five And A Match

Export cigarettes are being imported into the Newtown area. Lynch and Steele pick up some fag-ends of information.

The Hitch-Hiker

A casual lift as the rain pours down - and for Winnie Parker it means a drive of terror. Her kindness in persuading her husband to pick up a hitch-hiker puts her in danger and gives a long night of anxiety and work for Smith and Weir.

Bob Steele is late for work. And because of this he becomes accidentally involved in a case concerning a petty thief. He is going through the town's shopping centre when a middle-aged woman comes running out of one of the stores, closely pursued by a security guard. She has apparently been shopli...

🎭 Cast of Z-Cars Season 2

Terence Edmond

Stratford Johns

Stratford Johns

DCI Charlie Barlow

Frank Windsor

Joseph Brady

PC John "Jock" Weir

James Ellis

Brian Blessed

PC William "Fancy" Smith

Leonard Williams

Sgt. Percy Twentyman

Michael Forrest

Colin Welland

PC David Graham

Sgt. Bob Blackitt

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