Home › Entities › television_series › Z-Cars

Z-Cars

British television drama series
TVSeries television_series Q180347
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Z-Cars is a television series[1]. Z-Cars ranks in the top 7% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,260 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Z-Cars is the creator of Troy Kennedy Martin[3].
  • Z-Cars's instance of is recorded as television series[4].
  • Z-Cars was directed by Paddy Russell[5].
  • Z-Cars was directed by Derek Martinus[6].
  • Z-Cars was directed by Morris Barry[7].
  • Z-Cars was directed by Tristan DeVere Cole[8].
  • Z-Cars was directed by Timothy Combe[9].
  • Z-Cars was directed by Christopher Barry[10].
  • Z-Cars was directed by Gerald Blake[11].
  • Z-Cars was directed by Julia Smith[12].
  • Z-Cars was directed by John Davies[13].
  • Z-Cars was directed by Shaun Sutton[14].
  • Troy Kennedy Martin wrote the screenplay for Z-Cars[15].
  • Allan Prior wrote the screenplay for Z-Cars[16].
  • David Ellis wrote the screenplay for Z-Cars[17].
  • John Hopkins wrote the screenplay for Z-Cars[18].
  • Leslie Duxbury wrote the screenplay for Z-Cars[19].
  • Bill Barron wrote the screenplay for Z-Cars[20].
  • James Doran wrote the screenplay for Z-Cars[21].
  • Peter J. Hammond wrote the screenplay for Z-Cars[22].
  • Robert Barr wrote the screenplay for Z-Cars[23].
  • Elwyn Jones wrote the screenplay for Z-Cars[24].
  • Alan Plater wrote the screenplay for Z-Cars[25].
  • Kenneth Clarke wrote the screenplay for Z-Cars[26].
  • Adele Rose wrote the screenplay for Z-Cars[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Directors include Paddy Russell[5], Derek Martinus[6], Morris Barry[7], Tristan DeVere Cole[8], Timothy Combe[9], and Christopher Barry[10]. Screenwriters include Troy Kennedy Martin[15], Allan Prior[16], David Ellis[17], John Hopkins[18], Leslie Duxbury[19], and Bill Barron[20]. Cast members include James Ellis[28], Brian Blessed[29], Stratford Johns[30], Frank Windsor[31], Jeremy Kemp[32], and Joseph Brady[33]. Z-Cars is the creator of Troy Kennedy Martin[3].

Publication

The original language of Z-Cars was English[34]. Genres include police procedural[35] and drama television series[36].

Why It Matters

Z-Cars ranks in the top 7% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,260 views/month).[2] Z-Cars has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Z-Cars is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Related Entities

Brian Blessed Liverpool United Kingdom

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Z-Cars. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/z-cars
MLA “Z-Cars.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 14 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/z-cars.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_z-cars_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Z-Cars}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/z-cars}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-14}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Z-Cars — https://4ort.xyz/entity/z-cars (retrieved 2026-10-14)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/z-cars · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 129723
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14821: 129723, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269672|batch #269672]]"
  2. 22w ago · Zestier · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cast member → James Ellis, Brian Blessed, Stratford Johns +4
    End time → +1978-09-20T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Troy Kennedy Martin, Allan Prior, David Ellis +10
    Tv maze series id → 8110
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30640|batch #30640]]: TVmaze #2.3"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.