A great game re-living the
nostalgia of the series. The rules are printed on the inner box packaging
with information about the TV program.
"Most of the credit for the success of the Z Cars series on BBC
television, must go to its two scriptwriters, Troy Kennedy-Martin and Allan
Prior. They are both individual and different personalities but they work
together to produce a programme which combines exciting drama with a
down-to-earth reality.
It is hard to see where Troy Kennedy-Martin has learned the factual
background to the Z Cars series, for he spent most of his life outside
England
,
and has never lived in
Liverpool
. He was born in
Scotland
,
educated in
Dublin
, where he
specialised in American studies. He was sent to
Cyprus
with the Gordon Highlanders in 1956 and at present lives in
France
.
He flies from
France
every week to deal with the Z Cars production. In addition to Z Cars, he has
contributed to the Somerset Maughan series and has
written a very successful TV play Incident at echo six. Also his book Beat on
a damask drum won him a coveted Times book club award.
Allan Prior was born in
Newcastle
where he assimilated the background which gives authenticity to the Z Cars
script. He now lives in
St. Albans
with his wife and
two children. He is a good swimmer, plays badminton, and is a valued member
of his local cricket club. Like his partner, Allan Prior is also a novelist
and his Man at the door sold in gratifyingly large numbers. Among his
previous TV successes he counts, Young affair, Starr and company and a series
starring Wilfred Pickles called Yorky. He has also
written a documentary on Sir John Barbirolli and
has contributed to
Coronation Street
,
Top secret and Inner circle.”
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