The Sweeney

Synopsis

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

First Air Date: 1975-01-02

Last Air Date: 1978-12-28

Number of Seasons: 4

Number of Episodes: 53

Created By: Ian Kennedy Martin

Networks: ITV1

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Top Cast

John Thaw as Det. Insp. Jack Regan
Dennis Waterman as Det. Sgt. George Carter
Garfield Morgan as Det. Chief Insp. Frank Haskins
John Alkin as DS Tom Daniels
Martyn Read as DC Jimmy Thorpe
Morris Perry as Det. Chief Supt. Maynon
John Flanagan as DS Matt Mathews
Jennifer Thanisch as Susie Regan
James Warrior as Det. Con. Jellyneck
Nick Brimble as Det. Con. Gerry Burtonshaw

Seasons

Season 1 (1975) - (13 Episodes)

Season 2 (1975) - (13 Episodes)

Season 3 (1976) - (13 Episodes)

Season 4 (1978) - (14 Episodes)

Season 1 (1975)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Ringer (1975-01-02)

After Regan’s car is stolen with invaluable surveillance photos from a stakeout, the thief gives a heads-up to Sweeney’s target.
Ep. 2: Jackpot (1975-01-09)

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.
Ep. 3: Thin Ice (1975-01-16)

Regan clashes with an arrogant police superintendent when a crime kingpin is allowed to leave the country and go to France.
Ep. 4: Queen’s Pawn (1975-01-23)

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.
Ep. 5: Jigsaw (1975-01-30)

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.
Ep. 6: Night Out (1975-02-06)

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.
Ep. 7: The Placer (1975-02-13)

Regan adopts a new identity as an ex-con and goes undercover as a truck driver to expose a hijacking ring.
Ep. 8: Cover Story (1975-02-20)

It’s unclear whether a beautiful crime reporter is involved with a criminal gang or just a catspaw.
Ep. 9: Golden Boy (1975-02-27)

When seedy informant Harry Fuller is spotted by Regan in a pub flush with money, he knows something is up and interrogates Harry.
Ep. 10: Stoppo Driver (1975-03-06)

After their own getaway driver is killed fleeing police, a gang blackmails a young policeman into being their driver by kidnapping his bride.
Ep. 11: Big Spender (1975-03-13)

The Smith Brothers, a vicious group of mobsters, abandon their usual strong-arm tactics to run a parking ticket scam at a car park.
Ep. 12: Contact Breaker (1975-03-20)

After Danny Keever, a convict on weekend release and due for parole, is framed in a bank robbery, Regan works to clear him.
Ep. 13: Abduction (1975-03-27)

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