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.
Gregory Smith (actor) Officer Dov Epstein. The series premiered on both ABC and Global TV in Canada on June 24, 2010. Making his television directing debut, he also directed five episodes. On March 18, 2010, he was cast by Jim Sheridan for his 2011 thriller film "Dream House"; the movie was shot in Toronto. He played Slick, the sadistic psychopath, in the 2011 independent film "Hobo with a Shotgun". On August 18, 2018, he married Taylor McKay. Gregory Smith (actor) Gregory Edward Smith (born July 6, 1983) is a Canadian-American actor, writer, and director. Smith has appeared in several Hollywood films, and is