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The Sweeney

8.1/10 29 votes
Action & AdventureDramaCrime

Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue criminals with the help of his partner, George Carter.

Created by:
Ian Kennedy Martin
Cast:
John Thaw, Dennis Waterman
Language:
English
Country:
United Kingdom
Network:
ITV1

Episode guide

Seasons

4 available

Series 2

Episodes

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Episode 1

★ 7.0

Chalk and Cheese

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.

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Episode 2

★ 7.0

Faces

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 ?

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Episode 3

★ 3.0

Supersnout

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?

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Episode 4

★ 7.0

Big Brother

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.

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Episode 5

★ 7.0

Hit and Run

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.

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Episode 6

★ 2.0

Trap

1975-10-06

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

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Episode 7

★ 7.0

Golden Fleece

1975-10-13

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

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Episode 8

★ 10.0

Poppy

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.

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Episode 9

★ 10.0

Stay Lucky, Eh?

1975-10-27

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

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Episode 10

★ 8.0

Trojan Bus

1975-11-03

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

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Episode 11

★ 6.0

I Want the Man

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.

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Episode 12

★ 7.0

Country Boy

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?

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Episode 13

★ 6.0

Thou Shalt Not Kill!

1975-11-24

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

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Cast

John Thaw

John Thaw

Det. Insp. Jack Regan

Dennis Waterman

Dennis Waterman

Det. Sgt. George Carter

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