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The Sweeney

1975TV-PG4 seasons8.1 / 10

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

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Synopsis

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

Season 1 episodes

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Episode 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.

Episode 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.

Episode 3

Thin Ice

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

Episode 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.

Episode 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.

Episode 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.

Episode 7

The Placer

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

Episode 8

Cover Story

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

Episode 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.

Episode 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.

Episode 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.

Episode 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.

Episode 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.

Episode information updated Jul 22, 2026