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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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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 1
After Regan’s car is stolen with invaluable surveillance photos from a stakeout, the thief gives a heads-up to Sweeney’s target.
Directed by Terry GreenWritten by Trevor PrestonGuest stars Ian Hendry, Alan Lake, Colin Douglas, Brian Blessed, Jack McKenzie, Jill Townsend, June Brown, Toni Palmer
Episode 2
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.
Directed by Tom CleggWritten by Troy Kennedy MartinGuest stars Richard Davies, Sally Faulkner, Morris Perry, Jack McKenzie, Ed Devereaux, William Morgan Sheppard, Bernard Gallagher, Carolyn Jones
Episode 3
Regan clashes with an arrogant police superintendent when a crime kingpin is allowed to leave the country and go to France.
Directed by Tom CleggWritten by Troy Kennedy MartinGuest stars Brian Wilde, Brian Glover, Peter Jeffrey, Morris Perry, Maurice O'Connell, Alfred Marks, Bill Dean, Margaret Nolan
Episode 4
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.
Directed by Viktors RitelisWritten by Ranald GrahamGuest stars Gertan Klauber, Christopher Ellison, Tony Selby, Morris Perry, Julian Glover, Tony Caunter, Lynn Dearth, John Flanagan
Episode 5
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.
Directed by William BrayneWritten by Tudor GatesGuest stars Sheila Gish, Del Henney, Ken Parry, Jack Woolgar, Richard Hampton, Joan Scott, Evie Garratt, Valerie Bell
Episode 6
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.
Directed by David WickesWritten by Troy Kennedy MartinGuest stars T. P. McKenna, Peter Childs, Mitzi Rogers, David Hargreaves, Christopher Beeny, Derrick O'Connor, Wesley Murphy, John Oxley
Episode 7
Regan adopts a new identity as an ex-con and goes undercover as a truck driver to expose a hijacking ring.
Directed by Ted ChildsWritten by Trevor PrestonGuest stars Stanley Meadows, Susan Tracy, Tony Steedman, Marjie Lawrence, John Forgeham, Carl Rigg, Robert Russell, Jeremy Young
Episode 8
It’s unclear whether a beautiful crime reporter is involved with a criminal gang or just a catspaw.
Directed by Douglas CamfieldWritten by Ranald GrahamGuest stars Prunella Gee, Bernadette Milnes, Michael McStay, Timothy Carlton, Mike Savage, James Marcus, Thalia Kouri
Episode 9
When seedy informant Harry Fuller is spotted by Regan in a pub flush with money, he knows something is up and interrogates Harry.
Directed by Tom CleggWritten by Martin HallGuest stars Tony Jay, Dudley Sutton, John Nolan, Anthony Morton, Colin Campbell, Anne Zelda, Peter Miles, Denis DeMarne
Episode 10
After their own getaway driver is killed fleeing police, a gang blackmails a young policeman into being their driver by kidnapping his bride.
Directed by Terry GreenWritten by Allan PriorGuest stars Nicola Pagett, Billy Murray, Wolfe Morris, Aubrey Morris, Paul Angelis, Paul Henry, Carrie Lee Baker, Hugh Futcher
Episode 11
The Smith Brothers, a vicious group of mobsters, abandon their usual strong-arm tactics to run a parking ticket scam at a car park.
Directed by Viktors RitelisWritten by Allan PriorGuest stars Warren Mitchell, Catherine Schell, Godfrey James, Julian Holloway, Billy Hamon, Maureen Pryor, Peter Armitage, Peter Glaze
Episode 12
After Danny Keever, a convict on weekend release and due for parole, is framed in a bank robbery, Regan works to clear him.
Directed by William BrayneWritten by Robert Banks StewartGuest stars Tony Anholt, Ivor Roberts, David Jackson, Colin Douglas, Cheryl Hall, Warren Clarke, Coral Atkins, John Collin
Episode 13
After Regan gets a tip about an upcoming robbery from a trusted informant, the gang kidnaps his daughter to blackmail him into inaction.
Directed by Tom CleggWritten by Trevor PrestonGuest stars Wanda Ventham, Patricia Maynard, Arnold Diamond, Janet Key, Stuart Wilson, Joe Gladwin, Reginald Marsh, Naomi Chance
Episode information updated Sep 16, 2026
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. Maynon
Patrick MowerColin McGruder
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