The Sweeney

1975 - 1978 TV-PG 1h 00m 8.1

Jack Regan and George Carter are hard-edged detectives in the Flying Squad of London's Metropolitan Police. They pursue villains by methods which are underhanded and often illegal, frequently violent and - more often than not - successful.

Jack Regan and George Carter are hard-edged detectives in the Flying Squad of London's Metropolitan Police (called "the Sweeney" from the Cockney rhyming slang "Sweeney Todd" = "Flying Squad"). They pursue villains by methods which are underhanded and often illegal, frequently violent and - more often than not - successful.

The Sweeney background

Episodes:

Episode 1 Ringer

1. Ringer

Aired: Jan 2, 1975

After Regan's car is stolen with invaluable surveillance photos from a stakeo...

Episode 2 Jackpot

2. Jackpot

Aired: Jan 9, 1975

Regan's flying squad falls under suspicion after they apprehend a gang of hij...

Episode 3 Thin Ice

3. Thin Ice

Aired: Jan 16, 1975

Regan clashes with an arrogant police superintendent when a crime kingpin is ...

Episode 4 Queen's Pawn

4. Queen's Pawn

Aired: Jan 23, 1975

After a high-powered lawyer gets three petty thugs off on a murder charge, Re...

Episode 5 Jigsaw

5. Jigsaw

Aired: Jan 30, 1975

Regan is convinced that Eddie Boyse, a recently released career criminal, is ...

Episode 6 Night Out

6. Night Out

Aired: Feb 6, 1975

When the Superintendent finds out that there is a bank robbery in progress on...

Episode 7 The Placer

7. The Placer

Aired: Feb 13, 1975

Regan adopts a new identity as an ex-con and goes undercover as a truck drive...

Episode 8 Cover Story

8. Cover Story

Aired: Feb 20, 1975

It's unclear whether a beautiful crime reporter is involved with a criminal g...

Episode 9 Golden Boy

9. Golden Boy

Aired: Feb 27, 1975

When seedy informant Harry Fuller is spotted by Regan in a pub flush with mon...

Episode 10 Stoppo Driver

10. Stoppo Driver

Aired: Mar 6, 1975

After their own getaway driver is killed fleeing police, a gang blackmails a ...

Episode 11 Big Spender

11. Big Spender

Aired: Mar 13, 1975

The Smith Brothers, a vicious group of mobsters, abandon their usual strong-a...

Episode 12 Contact Breaker

12. Contact Breaker

Aired: Mar 20, 1975

After Danny Keever, a convict on weekend release and due for parole, is frame...

Episode 13 Abduction

13. Abduction

Aired: Mar 27, 1975

After Regan gets a tip about an upcoming robbery from a trusted informant, th...

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Info about The Sweeney

Current Status: Ended

Network: ITV1

Genres: Drama, Crime, Action