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The Sweeney

The Sweeney

★ 8.1/10•1975•1h 0m•TV-PG•Action & Adventure•Drama•Crime
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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.

StatusEnded
Runtime1h 0m
LanguageEN
First Air DateJan 2, 1975

Episodes

Episode 1 - RingerE1

Ringer

After Regan’s car is stolen with invaluable surveillance photos from a stakeout, the thief gives a heads-up to Sweeney’s target.

Jan 2, 1975

Episode 2 - JackpotE2

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.

Jan 9, 1975

Episode 3 - Thin IceE3

Thin Ice

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

Jan 16, 1975

Episode 4 - Queen’s PawnE4

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.

Jan 23, 1975

Episode 5 - JigsawE5

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.

Jan 30, 1975

Episode 6 - Night OutE6

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.

Feb 6, 1975

Episode 7 - The PlacerE7

The Placer

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

Feb 13, 1975

Episode 8 - Cover StoryE8

Cover Story

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

Feb 20, 1975

Episode 9 - Golden BoyE9

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.

Feb 27, 1975

Episode 10 - Stoppo DriverE10

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.

Mar 6, 1975

Episode 11 - Big SpenderE11

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.

Mar 13, 1975

Episode 12 - Contact BreakerE12

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.

Mar 20, 1975

Episode 13 - AbductionE13

Abduction

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

Mar 27, 1975

Actors

John Thaw

John Thaw

Det. Insp. Jack Regan

Dennis Waterman

Dennis Waterman

Det. Sgt. George Carter

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