
The Sweeney
TV-PG1975•1h 0m•7.9/10
Action & AdventureDramaCrime
Ratings
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7.9/10(26)
Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue criminals with the help of his partner, George Carter.
Production
Thames Television, Euston Films
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
January 2, 1975
Last Aired
December 28, 1978
Networks
ITV1
Created By
Ian Kennedy Martin
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season

E1
Ringer
Air date: 1975-01-02
After Regan’s car is stolen with invaluable surveillance photos from a stakeout, the thief gives a heads-up to Sweeney’s target.

E2
Jackpot
Air date: 1975-01-09
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.

E3
Thin Ice
Air date: 1975-01-16
Regan clashes with an arrogant police superintendent when a crime kingpin is allowed to leave the country and go to France.

E4
Queen’s Pawn
Air date: 1975-01-23
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.

E5
Jigsaw
Air date: 1975-01-30
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.

E6
Night Out
Air date: 1975-02-06
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.

E7
The Placer
Air date: 1975-02-13
Regan adopts a new identity as an ex-con and goes undercover as a truck driver to expose a hijacking ring.

E8
Cover Story
Air date: 1975-02-20
It’s unclear whether a beautiful crime reporter is involved with a criminal gang or just a catspaw.

E9
Golden Boy
Air date: 1975-02-27
When seedy informant Harry Fuller is spotted by Regan in a pub flush with money, he knows something is up and interrogates Harry.

E10
Stoppo Driver
Air date: 1975-03-06
After their own getaway driver is killed fleeing police, a gang blackmails a young policeman into being their driver by kidnapping his bride.

E11
Big Spender
Air date: 1975-03-13
The Smith Brothers, a vicious group of mobsters, abandon their usual strong-arm tactics to run a parking ticket scam at a car park.

E12
Contact Breaker
Air date: 1975-03-20
After Danny Keever, a convict on weekend release and due for parole, is framed in a bank robbery, Regan works to clear him.

E13
Abduction
Air date: 1975-03-27
After Regan gets a tip about an upcoming robbery from a trusted informant, the gang kidnaps his daughter to blackmail him into inaction.













