The Sweeney

1975 - 1978

Ringer

2nd January 1975

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.

Jackpot

9th January 1975

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.

Thin Ice

16th January 1975

Episode 3

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

Queen’s Pawn

23rd January 1975

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.

Jigsaw

30th January 1975

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.

Night Out

6th February 1975

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.

The Placer

13th February 1975

Episode 7

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

Cover Story

20th February 1975

Episode 8

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

Golden Boy

27th February 1975

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.

Stoppo Driver

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.

Big Spender

13th March 1975

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.

Contact Breaker

20th March 1975

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.

Abduction

27th March 1975

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.

Top Cast

John Thaw•Dennis Waterman

Action & Adventure Drama Crime

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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John Thaw

Det. Insp. Jack Regan

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Dennis Waterman

Det. Sgt. George Carter

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George Taylor

Executive Producer

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