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The Sweeney

The Sweeney

8.0(27 votes)
4 Seasons
53 Episodes
January 2, 1975
Action & AdventureDramaCrime

Overview

Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue criminals with the help of his partner, George Carter.

Status

Ended

Created By

Ian Kennedy Martin

Network

ITV1

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

Season 1

January 2, 1975
Episodes

Episodes

Ringer
Episode 1
Ringer
January 2, 19758.3

After Regan’s car is stolen with invaluable surveillance photos from a stakeout, the thief gives a heads-up to Sweeney’s target.

Jackpot
Episode 2
Jackpot
January 9, 19758.5

Regan’s flying squad falls under suspicion after they apprehend a gang of hijackers, but a bag with 35,000 pounds in it has somehow disappeared.

Thin Ice
Episode 3
Thin Ice
January 16, 19758.0

Regan clashes with an arrogant police superintendent when a crime kingpin is allowed to leave the country and go to France.

Queen’s Pawn
Episode 4
Queen’s Pawn
January 23, 19757.0

After a high-powered lawyer gets three petty thugs off on a murder charge, Regan is authorized to use whatever means necessary to bring the hoodlums in.

Jigsaw
Episode 5
Jigsaw
January 30, 19757.0

Regan is convinced that Eddie Boyse, a recently released career criminal, is responsible for a robbery, but Boyse was with Regan when the crime occurred.

Night Out
Episode 6
Night Out
February 6, 19754.0

When the Superintendent finds out that there is a bank robbery in progress on a Saturday afternoon, he assigns Regan to visit an old girlfriend whose apartment is adjacent.

The Placer
Episode 7
The Placer
February 13, 19754.2

Regan adopts a new identity as an ex-con and goes undercover as a truck driver to expose a hijacking ring.

Cover Story
Episode 8
Cover Story
February 20, 19757.5

It’s unclear whether a beautiful crime reporter is involved with a criminal gang or just a catspaw.

Golden Boy
Episode 9
Golden Boy
February 27, 1975

When seedy informant Harry Fuller is spotted by Regan in a pub flush with money, he knows something is up and interrogates Harry.

Stoppo Driver
Episode 10
Stoppo Driver
March 6, 19759.0

After their own getaway driver is killed fleeing police, a gang blackmails a young policeman into being their driver by kidnapping his bride.

Big Spender
Episode 11
Big Spender
March 13, 1975

The Smith Brothers, a vicious group of mobsters, abandon their usual strong-arm tactics to run a parking ticket scam at a car park.

Contact Breaker
Episode 12
Contact Breaker
March 20, 1975

After Danny Keever, a convict on weekend release and due for parole, is framed in a bank robbery, Regan works to clear him.

Abduction
Episode 13
Abduction
March 27, 19759.0

After Regan gets a tip about an upcoming robbery from a trusted informant, the gang kidnaps his daughter to blackmail him into inaction.

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Top Cast

John Thaw

John Thaw

Det. Insp. Jack Regan

Dennis Waterman

Dennis Waterman

Det. Sgt. George Carter

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