Z Cars Unnecessary Force (Season 10, Episode 11)
TV-14
TV Episode | Crime, Drama

Z Cars

Unnecessary Force (Season 10, Episode 11)

TV-14

TV Episode | Crime, Drama

Yates finds a man badly beaten in an alley. It all seems cut and dried as a man running away from the scene is caught. But it's more complicated than that, as the night's events come to light.

Director

Christopher Barry

Writer

Bill Barron (writer)

Producer

Roderick Graham (producer)

Editor

Ian McKendrick

Production Designer

Judy Porter

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 2, 1974

Release date

Dec 2, 1974 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

2 wins

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Cast	+ Add Cast
12 cast members

Name	Known for
James Ellis Inspector Lynch Inspector Lynch See fewer	Nightingales (1990)
Ian Cullen DC Skinner DC Skinner See fewer	The Paper Lads (1977)
Douglas Fielding PC Quilley PC Quilley See fewer	Z Cars (1962)
Geoffrey Whitehead Det. Sgt. Miller Det. Sgt. Miller See fewer	A Legacy (1975)
Nicholas Smith PC Yates PC Yates See fewer	Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
Pauline Delaney Ruby Kowalski (as Pauline Delany) Ruby Kowalski (as Pauline Delany) See fewer	The Avengers (1961)
Chris Gannon Ronnie Anderson Ronnie Anderson See fewer	Jack the Ripper (1973)
Elissa Derwent Jeannie McCann Jeannie McCann See fewer	The Love School (1975)
Nick Brimble Peter McCann Peter McCann See fewer	Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Constance Carling WPC (uncredited) WPC (uncredited) See fewer	Z Cars (1962)
Pat Gorman PC (uncredited) PC (uncredited) See fewer	The Elephant Man (1980)
Kathleen Heath Woman in Station (uncredited) Woman in Station (uncredited) See fewer	My Brother Jonathan (1948)