Episode 1
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Episode 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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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.
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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.
Where to watch The SweeneyEpisode 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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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.
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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.
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More about The Sweeney
Cast
John ThawDet. Insp. Jack Regan
Dennis WatermanDet. Sgt. George Carter
Garfield MorganDet. Chief Insp. Frank Haskins
George LaytonRay Stackpole
Colin DouglasCommander
Morris PerryDet. Chief Supt. MaynonJack McKenzieLen
Patrick MowerColin McGruderCredits
- Created by
- Ian Kennedy Martin
- Written by
- Trevor Preston, Roger Marshall, Troy Kennedy Martin, Ranald Graham, Ted Childs, Tony Hoare, Richard Harris, Allan Prior, Ray Jenkins, Andrew Wilson, Tudor Gates, Murray Smith, Donald Churchill, Robert Banks Stewart
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 53
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
ITV1United Kingdom
Thames TelevisionUnited Kingdom
Euston FilmsUnited Kingdom
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