Bernard Newnham

I discovered a YouTube video showing what went on behind the scenes while making a “Z Cars” story ‘What d’yer Mean – Charity?’ in January 1968

Vintage 1968 “TV Production Planning” training film; filming, video technology (BBC) (Ackland)

Vintage 1968, An Excerpt from a BBC TV training film gives great behind the scenes look at the technology and techniques used to direct and produce a TV series. A fascinating look at vintage tech of filming, live video, and sound recording, video mixing and the director’s role in orchestrating the creation of the final product, all from a UK perspective.

David Brunt

That is was the only visual example (outside photographs) of Joss Ackland’s year in the series.

Shaun Sutton was filmed at Ealing for his sequence.

It’s also, of course, the earliest colour footage of Z Cars, two years before it went into broadcast colour.

Bernard Newnham

Thanks David

…though I’m surprised to be the first to point out that Shaun Sutton was at Woodstock Grove.