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.
Hal Smith (actor) Hal Smith (actor) Harold John Smith (August 24, 1916 – January 28, 1994) was an American actor and voice actor, who was best known for his role as Otis Campbell, the town drunk on CBS's "The Andy Griffith Show". Smith was also active in voice-over roles, having played many characters on various animated shorts including Owl in the first four original "Winnie the Pooh" shorts (the first three of which were combined into the feature film "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh") and later "The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh", Uncle Tex on "The Flintstones", Goliath in "Davey