As of July 2026, Z-Cars Season 4 aired in 1964 with 43 episodes. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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Z-Cars Season 4

1964 43 Episodes Drama ⭐ 7/10

Right now you can watch Z-Cars Season 4 on streaming — and it holds up to as much attention as you give it. The show says what it needs to say in a single season, no filler. 7 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Stratford Johns anchors it with a performance that rewards close attention. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

Z-Cars Season 4 is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. Character-driven storytelling at its most effective — Z-Cars Season 4 earns every emotional beat it goes for. Season 4 of Z-Cars includes 43 episodes. It aired from September 1964 to June 1965. This season stars Stratford Johns, Frank Windsor and Joseph Brady. Stratford Johns and Frank Windsor lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1964. What elevates Z-Cars Season 4 is a refusal to let any character off the hook too easily. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Drama fans who appreciate slow-burn storytelling will feel right at home with Z-Cars Season 4. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. Stratford Johns carries the material with a performance that rewards close attention. Worth starting sooner rather than later.

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🎬 Z-Cars Season 4 — Episode Guide

E1
The Dark Side Of The Road
1964-09-09
Outside in the dark a girl screams. Inside the tall flats she is heard and ignored. It is half an hour before one man puts out a reluctant hand to dial 999.
E2
What A Main Event!
1964-09-16
Two men in a parked car - and the beginning of a night Lynch and Graham will talk about all their lives. The eventual haul is so good it even induces Barlow to stand drinks for the duo.
E3
Finders Keepers
1964-09-23
The grimy cafe down by the docks is keeping pretty busy as usual. The juke-box is giving out the latest sounds of the Mersey Beat at full volume; the youngsters are sitting around drinking strong tea out of thick mugs. But there is one customer at McKinley's who doesn't seem to fit in. That is Br...
E4
Lucky Partners
1964-09-30
To the young Mrs. Napier the man at the door seems anything but sinister, just buying old gold. But his method of purchase leaves something to be desired.
E5
Soft Spot
1964-10-07
Alby Rafferty, an over-zealous car enthusiast, is not past redemption according to John Watt. But Watt is not the only influence in Alby's life. So when Mr. Cull's shiny new white car is driven off from under his nose, it is not for use in a robbery - just Alby indulging his passion.
E6
Somebody Said...
1964-10-14
E7
Charity Begins ...
1964-10-21
""What's all the fuss about then?"" asks Fancy Smith when he and Jock Weir are called to a case of shoplifting. ""Cause maybe there's something else too,"" replies Jock. And as the men of Z-Victor One discover, something else, something much more sinister, there most certainly is.
E8
The Hunch
1964-10-28
A passing car and a radio message lead Graham and Baker to a particular club with interesting results. DC Lynch, meanwhile, has the job of finding the leader of a gang specialising in quick break-ins and small but profitable hauls of liquor and cigarettes. It is his most important case yet and he ...
E9
Two In The Bush
1964-11-04
Two crimes - same place, same time - and Smith and weir are ready and able to deal with them.
E10
Welcome Home, Jigger
1964-11-11
Sgt. Blackitt sets off to give a first aid demonstration at a youth club where trouble is in the air. Jigger Daniels, released from Borstal, is back in town and has a few old scores to settle. Meanwhile Lynch has his own problems. Someone is going around Newtown stealing transistor radios from pa...
E11
In A Day's Work
1964-11-18
A friendly call on a neighbour turns into a sudden nightmare for a young housewife. She dials 999. Fancy Smith, alone in Z-Victor One, is sent to investigate and finds himself in a situation that would tax the patience of a priest and a psychologist combined.
E12
No Stone Unturned
1964-11-25
A sudden death in Newtown brings the new man, Detective Superintendent Prentiss, from Headquarters. And before the investigation is closed he makes his presence very much felt.
E13
You Pays Your Money
1964-12-02
When the only witnesses disagree Sergeant Watt settles for the most likely suspect - with surprising results.
E14
One Day In Spring Street
1964-12-09
Investigating a reported disturbance, Dave Graham finds it is one more skirmish in a running war fought with stones between the boys of a local school and old Lewis, an eccentric character who lives in the house opposite. It's not long before Sgt. Blackitt appears on the scene. When he is followed...
E15
Bring Back The Cat
1964-12-16
It's a lively evening for Smith and Weir. First they have to try and cope with a woman who is charging her husband with an unusual theft. Then they have to intervene when two dockers engage in a punch-up, deal with a pensioner who thinks that the police are trying to steal his money, and finally c...
E16
If He Runs - Grab Him
1964-12-23
An old lady is assaulted and robbed. She manages to struggle home to her companion and soon both the cars and DCI Barlow are on the scene.
E17
First Foot
1964-12-30
New Year's Eve in Newtown means a three-line whip for the lads on the cars. Everyone has to be on the job to cope with the drunks, the rowdy parties and aggression in the pubs. Then there is the thief using the occasion to carry out some quiet breaking and entering, and the teenage girl, daughter ...
E18
Think On
1965-01-06
A bus load of witnesses - and not one with a voice. Pub closing time in Newtown has come to mean more than the problem of drunken passengers for the men who crew the buses on route no. 86. It has come to be a time to be feared - a time when violence strikes.
E19
The Luck Of The Game
1965-01-13
Some parents' trouble is that they protect their children too much.
E20
I Love You Bonzo
1965-01-20
Lynch is on the trail of an artist of a thief who broke into the Seaport Supermarket.

🎭 Cast of Z-Cars Season 4

Stratford Johns
Stratford Johns
DCI Charlie Barlow
Frank Windsor
Frank Windsor
DS John Watt
Joseph Brady
Joseph Brady
PC John "Jock" Weir
James Ellis
James Ellis
Bert Lynch
Brian Blessed
Brian Blessed
PC William "Fancy" Smith
Colin Welland
Colin Welland
PC David Graham
RK
Robert Keegan
Sgt. Bob Blackitt
Geoffrey Whitehead
Geoffrey Whitehead
PC Ken Baker
MH
Marcus Hammond
PC Taylor

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