The Sweeney (1975)
Directors:
Tom Clegg,
Douglas Camfield,
David Wickes,
Terry Green,
Mike Vardy,
William Brayne,
Ted Childs,
Jim Goddard,
Viktors Ritelis,
Christopher Menaul,
Sid Roberson,
Graham Baker,
Ben Bolt,
Chris Burt,
Peter Smith
Actors:
Regan
Carter
Haskins
DS Tom Daniels
DC Jimmy Thorpe
Det. Chief Supt. Maynon
Det. Chief Supt. Braithwaite
Alison Carter
Det. Con. Jellyneck
DS Matt Mathews
Genres:Action, Crime, Drama
Writers:
creator (53 episodes from 1975 to 1978)
written by (11 episodes from 1975 to 1978)
written by (8 episodes from 1975 to 1978)
written by (6 episodes from 1975 to 1978)
written by (6 episodes from 1975 to 1978)
written by (4 episodes in 1978)
written by (3 episodes from 1976 to 1978)
written by (2 episodes from 1975 to 1976)
written by (2 episodes in 1975)
written by (2 episodes in 1975)
Trailers:
The Sweeney : Regan - The Original Armchair Cinema Pilot,
The Sweeney : The Complete First Series
Keywords:police brutality, violence, cowboy cop, corrupt cop, england, united kingdom, antihero, byronic hero, cop drama, police procedural crime
Trivias:
uncategorized: Whenever a car chase ended in a crash scene, the cars used would invariably be 3.8-litre S-type Jaguars because the stunt drivers found them to be the safest cars to use. The same cars would be fixed up, repainted, and re-used numerous times.
uncategorized: A red Fiat 850 Coupé car, registration UJB 92G, makes a brief Hitchcock-like appearance in many of the episodes. Usually it is parked at the side of the road as the villains or the Sweeney drive past. It is clearly identifiable from a distance, because its tax disc is placed high-up on the windscreen, rather than being in the lower-left corner.
uncategorized: Two different arrangements of the title music were used. During the opening titles, the music was fast, urgent, and dynamic. During the end credits it was slow, languorous, and reflective.
uncategorized: Whenever a car chase ended in a crash scene, the cars used would invariably be 3.8-litre S-type Jaguars because the stunt drivers found them to be the safest cars to use. The same cars would be fixed up, repainted, and re-used numerous times.
uncategorized: A red Fiat 850 Coupé car, registration UJB 92G, makes a brief Hitchcock-like appearance in many of the episodes. Usually it is parked at the side of the road as the villains or the Sweeney drive past. It is clearly identifiable from a distance, because its tax disc is placed high-up on the windscreen, rather than being in the lower-left corner.
uncategorized: Two different arrangements of the title music were used. During the opening titles, the music was fast, urgent, and dynamic. During the end credits it was slow, languorous, and reflective.
Goof:
Plots:
Jack Regan and George Carter are hard-edged detectives in the Flying Squad of London's Metropolitan Police. They pursue villains by methods which are underhanded and often illegal, frequently violent and--more often than not--successful.
Jack Regan and George Carter are hard-edged detectives in the Flying Squad of London's Metropolitan Police (called "the Sweeney" from the Cockney rhyming slang "Sweeney Todd" = "Flying Squad"). They pursue villains by methods which are underhanded and often illegal, frequently violent and--more often than not--successful.
Detective Inspector Jack Regan and Detective Sergeant George Carter are members of the UK Metropolitan Police's elite Flying Squad--The Sweeney. They get to deal with the trickiest cases and toughest criminals. To succeed in this job Regan, Carter, and their crew need to be ultra-tough themselves. And they are.
Jack Regan and George Carter are hard-edged detectives in the Flying Squad of London's Metropolitan Police (called "the Sweeney" from the Cockney rhyming slang "Sweeney Todd" = "Flying Squad"). They pursue villains by methods which are underhanded and often illegal, frequently violent and--more often than not--successful.
Detective Inspector Jack Regan and Detective Sergeant George Carter are members of the UK Metropolitan Police's elite Flying Squad--The Sweeney. They get to deal with the trickiest cases and toughest criminals. To succeed in this job Regan, Carter, and their crew need to be ultra-tough themselves. And they are.
Related movies:
Featured in: Say No to Strangers (A clip is shown.) , Episode #1.5 (Adam watches The Sweeney while babysitting with Rachel) , 100 Greatest TV Characters
Follows: Regan
Followed by: Sweeney! , Sweeney 2
Featured in: Say No to Strangers (A clip is shown.) , Episode #1.5 (Adam watches The Sweeney while babysitting with Rachel) , 100 Greatest TV Characters
Follows: Regan
Followed by: Sweeney! , Sweeney 2
The Flying Squad - Operation Pelican
0x00 Regan Pilot (the sweeney)
THE SWEENEY - Jack Regan's Top Moments | Blast From The Past
National Geographic Flying Squad The Real Sweeney 2014
The Sweeney - Full Movie - Ray Winstone, Plan B, Hayley Atwell
The Flying Squad: Thieves & Weirdos - A Sweeney Fan Film