Z-Cars been running for seven years but which some considered 'cosy'. The one character present throughout the entire run (though not in every episode) was Bert Lynch, played by James Ellis (though John Phillips as Det. Chief Supt. Robins would reappear sporadically during the show's run – by the end of the series he had become Chief Constable). Other characters in the early days were Stratford Johns (Inspector Barlow), Frank Windsor (Det. Sgt Watt), Robert Keegan (Sgt Blackitt), Joseph Brady (PC "Jock" Weir) and Brian Blessed ("Fancy" Smith). Also in 1960s episodes as David Graham was Colin Welland, later a screenwriter.
Alan Webb (actor) Sloane" (1970), "The Canterbury Tales" (1972) and "The Duellists" (1977). He appeared several times on the "BBC Play of the Month", "Hallmark Hall of Fame" and "Play for Today", as well as popular television series "Z-Cars", "The Protectors", and "Public Eye". In 1963, he was offered the role of the First Doctor in the BBC's new science fiction series "Doctor Who" but declined. Webb was also cast as Emperor Palpatine in Star Wars Return of the Jedi but bowed out due to illness. Alan Webb (actor) Alan Webb (2 July 1906 – 22 June 1982) was an English stage and