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.
Nicholas Smith (actor) an old couple. He appeared in the TV mini-series "Martin Chuzzlewit". In 2005, Smith featured in a supporting role as vicar Clement Hedges in the Academy Award-winning film "". In 2008, he appeared as a vicar in "Last of the Summer Wine". In 2010, he appeared in children's TV programme "M.I. High" as Professor Quakermass. Smith also wrote music and poetry. Smith was the father of actress Catherine Russell. He died on 6 December 2015 following seven weeks of hospitalisation for a head injury from a fall at his home in Sutton, London. Nicholas Smith (actor) Nicholas John Smith (5