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The Sweeney

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About The Sweeney

The Sweeney is a action & adventure and drama TV series that premiered on ITV1 on January 2, 1975. It has 4 seasons and 53 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 4 Episode 14 "Jack or Knave", aired on December 28, 1978.

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

  • Action & Adventure
  • Drama
  • Crime

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Episodes

53 episodes · 4 seasons

Season 1

1975 · 13 episodes · Last episode: 51 years ago

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    13. Abduction

    Finale

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

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    12. Contact Breaker

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

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    11. Big Spender

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

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    10. Stoppo Driver

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

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    9. Golden Boy

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

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    8. Cover Story

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

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    7. The Placer

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

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    6. Night Out

    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.

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    5. Jigsaw

    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.

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    4. Queen’s Pawn

    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.

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    3. Thin Ice

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

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    2. Jackpot

    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.

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    1. Ringer

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

Season 2

1975 · 13 episodes · Last episode: 50 years ago

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    13. Thou Shalt Not Kill!

    Finale

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

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    12. Country Boy

    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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    11. I Want the Man

    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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    10. Trojan Bus

    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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    9. Stay Lucky, Eh?

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

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    8. Poppy

    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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    7. Golden Fleece

    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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    6. Trap

    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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    5. Hit and Run

    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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    4. Big Brother

    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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    3. Supersnout

    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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    2. Faces

    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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    1. Chalk and Cheese

    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.

Season 3

1976 · 13 episodes · Last episode: 49 years ago

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    13. On the Run

    Finale

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

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    12. Lady Luck

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

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    11. Loving Arms

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

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    10. Pay Off

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

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    9. Down to You, Brother

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

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    8. Sweet Smell of Succession

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

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    7. May

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

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    6. Bad Apple

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

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    5. Taste of Fear

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

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    4. Tomorrow Man

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

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    3. Visiting Fireman

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

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    2. In from the Cold

    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?

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    1. Selected Target

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

Season 4

1978 · 14 episodes · Last episode: 47 years ago

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    14. Jack or Knave

    Finale

    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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    13. Victims

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

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    12. Latin Lady

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

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    11. Hearts and Minds

    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.

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    10. One of Your Own

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

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    9. Feet of Clay

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

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    8. The Bigger They Are

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

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    7. Bait

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

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    6. Money, Money, Money

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

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    5. Nightmare

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

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    4. Trust Red

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

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    3. Drag Act

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

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    2. Hard Men

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

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    1. Messenger of the Gods

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

Cast & crew

Created by Ian Kennedy Martin

  • Garfield Morgan

    Garfield Morgan

    Det. Chief Insp. Frank Haskins

  • Brian Wilde

    Brian Wilde

    Stanley Hedges

  • Wanda Ventham

    Wanda Ventham

    Brenda

  • T. P. McKenna

    T. P. McKenna

    Det. Supt. Grant

  • Prunella Gee

    Prunella Gee

    Sandy Williams

  • Tony Jay

    Tony Jay

    Lambourne

  • Gertan Klauber

    Emilio

  • Gary Waldhorn

    Gary Waldhorn

    Alan Fowler

  • Tony Anholt

    Tony Anholt

    Mark Colebrook

  • Alun Armstrong

    Alun Armstrong

    Peter Jenner

  • Edward Hardwicke

    Edward Hardwicke

    Bellcourt

  • George Cole

    George Cole

    Dennis Longfield

  • Roger Brierley

    Roger Brierley

    Psychiatrist

  • Patrick Malahide

    Patrick Malahide

    Mason

  • Geoffrey Palmer

    Geoffrey Palmer

    Commander Watson

  • Leslie Dwyer

    Leslie Dwyer

    Ted Greenhead

The Sweeney FAQ

Will there be new episodes of The Sweeney?

The Sweeney has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on December 28, 1978.

When did the latest episode of The Sweeney come out?

The most recent episode of The Sweeney, Season 4 Episode 14 "Jack or Knave", aired on December 28, 1978.

How many seasons of The Sweeney are there?

The Sweeney has 4 seasons with 53 episodes in total.

When did The Sweeney first air?

The Sweeney first aired on ITV1 on January 2, 1975.

How do I get notified when new episodes of The Sweeney are released?

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