The Sweeney
Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue criminals with the help of his partner, George Carter.
Seasons
1. Chalk and Cheese
Air Date: 1975-09-01
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.
2. Faces
Air Date: 1975-09-08
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 ?
3. Supersnout
Air Date: 1975-09-15
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?
4. Big Brother
Air Date: 1975-09-22
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.
5. Hit and Run
Air Date: 1975-09-29
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.
6. Trap
Air Date: 1975-10-06
Regan and Carter are confronted by a newsman with information on an unsolved robbery. And why are the pair being photographed ?
7. Golden Fleece
Air Date: 1975-10-13
Chief Inspector Haskins is framed for corruption while Regan and Carter investigate a spate of break-ins. Is there a connection ?
8. Poppy
Air Date: 1975-10-20
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.
9. Stay Lucky, Eh?
Air Date: 1975-10-27
Regan and Carter are on the case when a pair of robbers are themselves robbed at gunpoint.
10. Trojan Bus
Air Date: 1975-11-03
Regan and Carter investigate an art deal that is more than it seems, and ends up in a wasteground shoot out.
11. I Want the Man
Air Date: 1975-11-10
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.
12. Country Boy
Air Date: 1975-11-17
Regan and Carter are called in when alarm bells start ringing all over their patch. Who is setting them off - and why?
13. Thou Shalt Not Kill!
Air Date: 1975-11-24
Regan and Carter are called to a siege at a bank, where two armed robbers are holding hostages.
1. Messenger of the Gods
Air Date: 1978-09-07
Regan and Carter have a suspect in mind for the theft of a consignment of mercury, but he has an alibi.
2. Hard Men
Air Date: 1978-09-14
Regan and Carter are reluctantly teamed up with a Scottish officer.
3. Drag Act
Air Date: 1978-09-21
The Sweeney get incorrect information from informants, allowing a gang of villains to make off with some contraband alcohol.
4. Trust Red
Air Date: 1978-09-28
After a criminal dies during a robbery, Regan and Carter can find no leads.
5. Nightmare
Air Date: 1978-10-05
Regan's girlfriend has a nightmare that has similarities to a deadly incident.
6. Money, Money, Money
Air Date: 1978-10-12
Regan and Carter try to catch a man trying to blackmail a pools winner about the part he played in a robbery.
7. Bait
Air Date: 1978-10-19
Regan is determined to nail a modern-day Bonnie and Clyde.
8. The Bigger They Are
Air Date: 1978-10-26
Regan discovers that successful people will stop at nothing to keep skeletons buried.
9. Feet of Clay
Air Date: 1978-11-02
Regan is asked to help a criminal from his past, whose son has been kidnapped.
10. One of Your Own
Air Date: 1978-11-09
Carter winds up behind bars in an attempt to solve a jewellery robbery.
11. Hearts and Minds
Air Date: 1978-11-23
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.
12. Latin Lady
Air Date: 1978-11-30
A rich gynaecologist is attacked by a gang of villains who rob him of his suitcase.
13. Victims
Air Date: 1978-12-14
Carter discovers that an informant was involved in the shooting of a colleague.
14. Jack or Knave
Air Date: 1978-12-28
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.
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Rating
8.0/10
Release Date
1975-01-02
Episodes
53 (4 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast
Production Companies
Thames Television
Euston Films