The Sweeney (1975)
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
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)
No overview available for this season.
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Ringer
After Regan’s car is stolen with invaluable surveillance photos from a stakeout, the thief gives a heads-up to Sweeney’s target.
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Ep. 2: Jackpot
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.
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Ep. 3: Thin Ice
Regan clashes with an arrogant police superintendent when a crime kingpin is allowed to leave the country and go to France.
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Ep. 4: Queen’s Pawn
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.
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Ep. 5: Jigsaw
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.
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Ep. 6: Night Out
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.
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Ep. 7: The Placer
Regan adopts a new identity as an ex-con and goes undercover as a truck driver to expose a hijacking ring.
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Ep. 8: Cover Story
It’s unclear whether a beautiful crime reporter is involved with a criminal gang or just a catspaw.
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Ep. 9: Golden Boy
When seedy informant Harry Fuller is spotted by Regan in a pub flush with money, he knows something is up and interrogates Harry.
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Ep. 10: Stoppo Driver
After their own getaway driver is killed fleeing police, a gang blackmails a young policeman into being their driver by kidnapping his bride.
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Ep. 11: Big Spender
The Smith Brothers, a vicious group of mobsters, abandon their usual strong-arm tactics to run a parking ticket scam at a car park.
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Ep. 12: Contact Breaker
After Danny Keever, a convict on weekend release and due for parole, is framed in a bank robbery, Regan works to clear him.
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Ep. 13: Abduction
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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