Z Cars theme

[sludgefingers]

When I hear that music I'm immediately transported back to being a kid sitting on the floor leaning back against the settee watching this.

[jmewhyte]

lord have mercy, that is one awful drone

[johnboytd]

In answer to Fiesty 1967, Yes I'm sure there were colour versions of Z cars because they were filmed in Liverpool using Merseyside Pasenger Transport MCW Metropolitain double decker buses, and I think a Liverpool Corp' AEC Regent puts in an appearance in the opening shots when a dreadful early synthasizer version of this Sig tune was used.

[Stemax1960]

ZVICTOR ONE TO CONTROL!

[gordonS1942]

poffy8888 is mistaken as Z Cars was screened in OZ on ABCTV very soon after it was made in the UK and was a very popular series not unlike the Bill.

[tvfilmglamdirector]

I never understood why they used to call "Z Victor 1" etc instead of "Zulu Victor 1" because they refer to ZV1 ZV2 etc?

[poffy8888]

We never got this in Oz...............

[mountfields]

BD to Z victor 1...

[Feisty1967]

Has anyone got any clips of the later colour episodes of Z cars? I'm sure I remember watching it as a child in colour.

[GrahamLondonUK]

@Feisty1967 Z Cars was made in colour from 1970, though many episodes made over the next five years were wiped or lost from the BBC archives. All episodes from 1975 exist, so it's a BBC decision whether to release the episodes.

[schweizergoth]

Damn, I thought this video was about "Z Cars" like the Datsun 280ZX. not some TV show :P

[NZWolf2]

@schweizergoth Ignorent

[schweizergoth]

@NZWolf2 : "Ignorant" Is the proper way to spell this word, and the common definition of Ignorant is used for A person who is relatively Uneducated. Do I need to break this down any further for you?

[jrg135]

Filming switched to Southall in West London around 1963 as many of the actors lived in London , the are looked like Liverpool and was near a BBC studio - I know cos I used to watch the filming

[lexo30]

I just realised that I'm old enough to remember the later episodes of Z Cars. Damn. And I'd thought they were repeats.

[ihaf2cthis]

Can anyone listen to this without grabbing an imaginary steering and rolling in your chair whilst screeching around pretend corners shouting "Z Victor 1 to Z Victor 2 over"

[bernehalligan]

@ihaf2cthis yes i can!!!

[ossyrefugee]

When we had PROPER police

[saskabush2006]

Word of advice: do NOT play this video with headphones and the volume up a bit. Looking out my window I can see a guy across the street picking up my left eardrum from where it landed by the bus stop! Ouch!

[GrahamLondonUK]

@saskabush2006 This was one of my first uploads to YouTube and I had difficulty in adjusting the volume, as you might have gathered! My sincere apologies for deafening you. I hope that your left eardrum is now reattached and wasn't squashed by the bus!

[skally1]

@saskabush2006 pmsl that made me laugh

[skally1]

@saskabush2006 pmsl that made me laugh

[Feisty1967]

@saskabush2006 I know exactly what you mean, I just had the same problem! I think my eardrums have just suffered permanent damage.

[Blokecameuptome]

@saskabush2006

you should have placed this bit of advice at the TOP mate,...not down here to be read after its too late

[MrDayday58]

possible best cop tv show ever. 1962-78

[kawasaki5187]

They play this tune at Everton FC

[rederic2004]

Amazing. I used to have a single with this theme tune. And I remember the very last episode of Z Cars as a kid. It seemed like such as historic moment.

[TheMightOfTheEnglish]

Come on you blue boys!!!!!!!

[Maxmulham]

I don't live in Britain (and born in '92) but can someone tell me what this show was about?

[GrahamLondonUK]

Z Cars was a contemporary police drama series which was broadcast in Britain from 1962 to 1978. It reached its greatest popularity in the late sixties when it was essential early evening television viewing!

[Maxmulham]

Sounds great!!

[LANBritain1]

@GrahamLondonUK

also it was one of the first 'gritty' police dramas

the predecessor to many classics such as:

The Sweeney, The Wire, The Bill and many American cop shows. But broke the boundaries for british television.

I remember it well....although i was only 2 when it started, I remember it when I was 15

[GrahamLondonUK]

@LANBritain1 Z Cars reflected the changing society of the sixties, whereas Dixon Of Dock Green had a lot of the gentleness of the fifties, and, as you say, police drama was taken further by The Sweeney in the seventies. Incidentally, if you were two years old when Z Cars started (1962), why does your YouTube profile state that you are 21?!!

[LANBritain1]

@GrahamLondonUK

haha - my son set that up for me :)

keep me in the peak of my youth ;)

and i totally agree 

[clsleamington]

Don't remember the TV show and don't have any real feeling for Everton FC but love the tune!

[GrahamLondonUK]

Z Cars finished its sixteen year run in 1978, long before you were born! Older family and friends should remember it.

[colmalbar]

One of my favourite progs when I was a little lad. I always felt comforted by the desk sergeant with the black moustache. It is also responsible for me having a 45 year obsession with Ford Zodiac's and Zephyrs.

[GlennSmithNo1]

If you see a white Zephyr in Stockport - that's the one shown in the opening clip from Z cars. It's apparently noit for sale at any price!

[candymintz]

known as Zed Cars when I was a kid....

[jhughes778007]

EVERTON

[cliffjg]

Don't channel idents spoil everything! They should be banned. A classic bit of film and teh spoil it with a BBC Four logo!

[GrahamLondonUK]

Yes, I agree! Last night I watched a black & white episode of On The Buses which was ruined by a large ITV3 coloured ident in the corner!

[mascha47]

the intro was enough to scare me half to death as a kid.

[GalacticConflict]

I'm glad I found this. It'll certainly be a trip down memory lane for my mother (I'm FAR too young to remember this show, but she has very fond memories).

[GrahamLondonUK]

Thanks for your kind comment. The good thing about YouTube is that there is plenty of stuff for all ages!

[GalacticConflict]

Indeed. My mum was a bit misty-eyed as I played that to her...

[Burnsy360]

why is there watford fans i thought this was evertons theme tune

[Dhakhaya]

Aw, takes me right back to my childhood..my dad was a copper so it had special relevance for me.

[Inverdarroch88]

Do you have any opening titles of the 1970s episodes?? I really liked the theme tune in those ones.

[GrahamLondonUK]

I have to rely on the episodes being broadcast by the BBC, which is done very rarely. Fortunately, most episodes from the 1970s survive in the BBC archives.

[ch921]

my mom in nz loved this show can anyone find this show on dvd russell

[GrahamLondonUK]

Though around 800 episodes were made, none have been issued on DVD.

[Blokecameuptome]

My mum cried when PC Sweet snuffed it

[Rawlinson18]

I would drive my mum mental when i learned to whistle because it would be this and all day.

[smith1208]

Come on you 'ORNS!

[jethrosesc]

W.F.C. here we go!!!

C'mon Watford!!!!

[joshefc123]

Coybbbb

[dracula0091]

THIS WAS A GREAT SHOW

[Krystaltipps]

TOO RIGHT dracula0091!!!!

[pyrofella]

Such a long time ago..... it was a good show!

[CiaranMcVeigh]

Good luck to Everton tomorrow.

[thelegendofcarsley]

Come on you Blues

[AnaksBane]

sounds like a kick the pope band from Ulster! LOL, No Surrender,

Remember 1690

[Yanamation]

I'm not really often watch Z-cars TV series, but I only watch 3 of them like "Friday night" on BFI website, I would like to watch more of this TV programme, especially the 1970s episodes.

[loontheklown1]

e................f............­...c

[Yanamation]

Wot did u mean?

[loontheklown1]

its evertons theme tune!

[7137666aeb]

And I encourage you to, Yanamation; however, I must say that according to the BBC archives, quite a few sections are missing, due to the great BBC tape purges of 1964-77.

[hitlistgirl]

I used to watch this programme when i was little