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The Sweeney

8.0(27)
First Aired:January 2, 1975
Seasons:4 seasons
Episodes:53
Status:Ended

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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Cast

John Thaw

John Thaw

Det. Insp. Jack Regan

Dennis Waterman

Dennis Waterman

Det. Sgt. George Carter

Seasons

Ringer

E1Ringer

8.0

Jan 2, 1975

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

Jackpot

E2Jackpot

8.5

Jan 9, 1975

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.

Thin Ice

E3Thin Ice

8.0

Jan 16, 1975

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

Queen’s Pawn

E4Queen’s Pawn

7.0

Jan 23, 1975

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.

Jigsaw

E5Jigsaw

7.0

Jan 30, 1975

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.

Night Out

E6Night Out

4.0

Feb 6, 1975

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.

The Placer

E7The Placer

4.2

Feb 13, 1975

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

Cover Story

E8Cover Story

7.5

Feb 20, 1975

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

Golden Boy

E9Golden Boy

Feb 27, 1975

When seedy informant Harry Fuller is spotted by Regan in a pub flush with money, he knows something is up and interrogates Harry.

Stoppo Driver

E10Stoppo Driver

9.0

Mar 6, 1975

After their own getaway driver is killed fleeing police, a gang blackmails a young policeman into being their driver by kidnapping his bride.

Big Spender

E11Big Spender

Mar 13, 1975

The Smith Brothers, a vicious group of mobsters, abandon their usual strong-arm tactics to run a parking ticket scam at a car park.

Contact Breaker

E12Contact Breaker

Mar 20, 1975

After Danny Keever, a convict on weekend release and due for parole, is framed in a bank robbery, Regan works to clear him.

Abduction

E13Abduction

9.0

Mar 27, 1975

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

Chalk and Cheese

E1Chalk and Cheese

7.0

Sep 1, 1975

Giles Nunn and Carrie Selhurst are an upper crust couple who, partly for kicks and for the profits, commit highway robbery in lonely country lanes, along with the lower class boy Tommy Garret, whose dad is a friend of George Carter. Regan is on to them and Carrie gets arrested, but her unwillingness to cooperate leads to the death of the next victim.

Faces

E2Faces

7.0

Sep 8, 1975

When a gang hijack an armoured security truck, Regan, Carter and the Flying Squad set up an ambush to catch the crooks. But who's the informer ?

Supersnout

E3Supersnout

3.0

Sep 15, 1975

An informant of Regan’s tells him about a hijack involving a lorryload of cigarettes where he will be the look-out man. But can Regan trust his snout?

Big Brother

E4Big Brother

7.0

Sep 22, 1975

Regan loses his patience with a thug he is questioning about a wages snatch, and soon the press are sniffing round for a police brutality story.

Hit and Run

E5Hit and Run

7.0

Sep 29, 1975

A case of mistaken identity provides tragic circumstances when a hit goes wrong; Regan and Carter manage to break the hit-and-run ring, and then try to stop another accident.

Trap

E6Trap

2.0

Oct 6, 1975

Regan and Carter are confronted by a newsman with information on an unsolved robbery. And why are the pair being photographed ?

Golden Fleece

E7Golden Fleece

7.0

Oct 13, 1975

Chief Inspector Haskins is framed for corruption while Regan and Carter investigate a spate of break-ins. Is there a connection ?

Poppy

E8Poppy

10.0

Oct 20, 1975

Violent criminal Vic Labbett returns to England to recover the proceeds of an earlier robbery, and Regan and Carter must stop him before he can get his hands on the loot.

Stay Lucky, Eh?

E9Stay Lucky, Eh?

10.0

Oct 27, 1975

Regan and Carter are on the case when a pair of robbers are themselves robbed at gunpoint.

Trojan Bus

E10Trojan Bus

8.0

Nov 3, 1975

Regan and Carter investigate an art deal that is more than it seems, and ends up in a wasteground shoot out.

I Want the Man

E11I Want the Man

6.0

Nov 10, 1975

Regan's snout is abducted after passing on information about a switch of some stolen diamonds. Regan and Carter must catch the villains while protecting their source.

Country Boy

E12Country Boy

7.0

Nov 17, 1975

Regan and Carter are called in when alarm bells start ringing all over their patch. Who is setting them off - and why?

Thou Shalt Not Kill!

E13Thou Shalt Not Kill!

6.0

Nov 24, 1975

Regan and Carter are called to a siege at a bank, where two armed robbers are holding hostages.

Selected Target

E1Selected Target

8.0

Sep 6, 1976

While in prison, inmates Titus Oates and Colly Kibber plan a robbery.

In from the Cold

E2In from the Cold

Sep 13, 1976

Regan and Carter go after Billy Medhurst, implicated in a robbery that resulted in a policeman being shot and crippled. But is the past clouding Regan's judgement?

Visiting Fireman

E3Visiting Fireman

7.0

Sep 20, 1976

Regan gets involved in a secret government deal, thanks to Shebbeq, a Turkish cop.

Tomorrow Man

E4Tomorrow Man

9.0

Sep 27, 1976

Regan is assigned to ensure the safe shipment of a gold bullion consignment.

Taste of Fear

E5Taste of Fear

7.0

Oct 4, 1976

How will new recruit Bob Hargreaves cope with an investigation into a violent burglary?

Bad Apple

E6Bad Apple

Oct 11, 1976

Regan and Carter go undercover to assess corruption charges made against CID officers.

May

E7May

Oct 25, 1976

Regan tries to help out the son of a friend when the lad is implicated in an assault.

Sweet Smell of Succession

E8Sweet Smell of Succession

7.0

Nov 8, 1976

Regan gets involved in gangland warfare following the death of one of London’s leading villains.

Down to You, Brother

E9Down to You, Brother

8.0

Nov 22, 1976

Regan is fitted up by an ex-con to get his daughter's dodgy boyfriend out of the picture.

Pay Off

E10Pay Off

9.0

Nov 29, 1976

Carter's girlfriend asks him to find a missing villain, but Regan is suspicious.

Loving Arms

E11Loving Arms

7.0

Dec 6, 1976

Regan must find the source of illegal guns that are flooding the market.

Lady Luck

E12Lady Luck

7.0

Dec 13, 1976

Regan knows the identity of a robber, but has a difficult time proving his guilt.

On the Run

E13On the Run

10.0

Dec 20, 1976

An armed robber is sprung from jail and comes looking for Regan.

Messenger of the Gods

E1Messenger of the Gods

7.0

Sep 7, 1978

Regan and Carter have a suspect in mind for the theft of a consignment of mercury, but he has an alibi.

Hard Men

E2Hard Men

9.0

Sep 14, 1978

Regan and Carter are reluctantly teamed up with a Scottish officer.

Drag Act

E3Drag Act

7.0

Sep 21, 1978

The Sweeney get incorrect information from informants, allowing a gang of villains to make off with some contraband alcohol.

Trust Red

E4Trust Red

9.0

Sep 28, 1978

After a criminal dies during a robbery, Regan and Carter can find no leads.

Nightmare

E5Nightmare

6.0

Oct 5, 1978

Regan's girlfriend has a nightmare that has similarities to a deadly incident.

Money, Money, Money

E6Money, Money, Money

8.0

Oct 12, 1978

Regan and Carter try to catch a man trying to blackmail a pools winner about the part he played in a robbery.

Bait

E7Bait

8.0

Oct 19, 1978

Regan is determined to nail a modern-day Bonnie and Clyde.

The Bigger They Are

E8The Bigger They Are

1.0

Oct 26, 1978

Regan discovers that successful people will stop at nothing to keep skeletons buried.

Feet of Clay

E9Feet of Clay

Nov 2, 1978

Regan is asked to help a criminal from his past, whose son has been kidnapped.

One of Your Own

E10One of Your Own

Nov 9, 1978

Carter winds up behind bars in an attempt to solve a jewellery robbery.

Hearts and Minds

E11Hearts and Minds

Nov 23, 1978

Regan and Carter get caught up in a plot to prevent a foreign head of state from getting his hands on an experimental drug to treat his heart condition.

Latin Lady

E12Latin Lady

Nov 30, 1978

A rich gynaecologist is attacked by a gang of villains who rob him of his suitcase.

Victims

E13Victims

Dec 14, 1978

Carter discovers that an informant was involved in the shooting of a colleague.

Jack or Knave

E14Jack or Knave

Dec 28, 1978

Regan finds himself in deep trouble when an allegation of corruption is made by the Police Complaints Department. A security van is robbed, and a guard identifies one of the robbers.

Storyline

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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