The Sweeney

ITV (ended 1978)
  • Season 4
    • Ep 14
      Jack or Knave
      12/28/78
      9.6
      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.''
    • Ep 13
      Victims
      12/14/78
      9.1
      Regan and Carter are at the scene of a shooting where Sgt. Taylor has been badly injured. Carter discovers that Jimmy Park, one of Taylor's informants was involved. Regan finds himself distracted from by Doreen Haskins.
    • Ep 12
      Latin Lady
      11/30/78
      8.8
      Regan and Carter go after a gang of villains who attacked a gynaecologist and robbed him of a large sum of money he was planning to smuggle out of the country.
    • Ep 11
      Hearts and Minds
      11/23/78
      8.0
      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.
    • Ep 10
      One of Your Own
      11/9/78
      8.5
      Jimmy Fleet and a friend con two businessmen into handing over some valuable diamonds. They are caught, but only after Jimmy manages to hide the diamonds. Patsy Kearney, a criminal who specialises in thieving from thieves, becomes interested, as do the Sweeney. Carter gets to do some time in prison in an attempt to gain Jimmy's confidence. Jenny, a barmaid, is especially attracted to policemen, particularly when they are in uniform!moreless
    • Ep 9
      Feet of Clay
      11/2/78
      9.4
      Regan is asked to help a criminal from his past who's son has been kidnapped.
    • Ep 8
      The Bigger They Are
      10/26/78
      10
      A wealthy entrepreneur is being blackmailed over activities he performed whilst stationed as a soldier in Malaya. He seeks assistance from two other former soldiers who had been involved, one of whom is now a senior police officer, the other now a security company owner/manager. The policeman attempts to stop Inspector Regan from investigating. The security company man hires mercenaries to persuade the blackmailers to desist.moreless
    • Ep 7
      Bait
      10/19/78
      8.3
      Lyn Hurst is injured in a road accident but, in the ambulance, she produces a gun, forces the vehicle to stop and escapes. Regan and Carter discover she was part of a gang behind the wages theft at the Local Education Authority.
    • Ep 6
      Money, Money, Money
      10/12/78
      8.5
      Regan and Carter try to catch a man trying to blackmail a pools winner about the part he played in a robbery.
    • Ep 5
      Nightmare
      10/5/78
      8.0
      Regan's girlfriend's nightmare has come true when he becomes a target.
    • Ep 4
      Trust Red
      9/28/78
      8.5
      Regan and Carter can find no leads after a criminal dies during a robbery.
    • Ep 3
      Drag Act
      9/21/78
      8.0
      The Sweeney get incorrect information from informants, allowing a gang of villains to make off with some contraband alcohol.
    • Ep 2
      Hard Men
      9/14/78
      8.8
      Regan and Carter pursue some Scottish villains around London, assisted by a Scots police officer.
    • Ep 1
      Messenger of the Gods
      9/7/78
      7.8
      Regan and Carter have a suspect in mind for the theft of a consignment of mercury, but he has an alibi.
  • Season 3
  • Season 2
    • Ep 13
      Thou Shalt Not Kill
      11/24/75
      7.8
      Regan and Carter are called to a siege at a bank, where two armed robbers are holding hostages.
    • Ep 12
      Country Boy
      11/17/75
      8.3
      A gang have got the Metropolitan Police running in all directions to answer alarm bells ringing at banks and shops all over London, whilst the gang use this distraction to rob a location with no alarms. The Sweeney have no clues, so Haskins brings in a telecommunications expert from Bristol CID to assist Regan and Carter. Jack is against it but soon discovers that DS Keel is the help he needs when the gang are rumbled and finally caught.moreless
    • Ep 11
      I Want the Man
      11/10/75
      7.9
      Regan's snout tells him about a switch of some stolen diamonds and is promptly abducted. Regan and Carter have to catch the villains while protecting their source.
    • Ep 10
      Trojan Bus
      11/3/75
      8.0
      Regan and Carter investigate an art deal and end up in a wasteground shoot-out.
    • Ep 9
      Stay Lucky, Eh?
      10/27/75
      7.6
      Regan and Carter are on the case when a pair of robbers are themselves robbed at gunpoint.
    • Ep 8
      Poppy
      10/20/75
      8.4
      Violent criminal Vic Labbett returns to England to recover the proceeds of an earlier robbery. He intends to exchange the cash for diamonds, and return to exile abroad.
    • Ep 7
      Golden Fleece
      10/13/75
      9.1
      Chief Inspector Haskins is framed for corruption while Regan and Carter investigate a spate of break-ins. Is there a connection?
    • Ep 6
      Trap
      10/6/75
      8.7
      Regan and Carter are confronted by a newsman with information on the unsolved Golden Maid robbery. But does he still want that man? And why are Regan and Carter being photographed?
    • Ep 5
      Hit and Run
      9/29/75
      9.8
      George Carter's wife Alison is killed by a hired assassin when she is mistaken for a fellow teacher with dubious connections.
    • Ep 4
      Big Brother
      9/22/75
      8.1
      Regan loses his patience with a thug he is questioning about a wages snatch. Soon the press are sniffing round for a police brutality story—and the suspect's gangster brother puts out a contract on Regan.
    • Ep 3
      Supersnout
      9/15/75
      9.2
      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?
    • Ep 2
      Faces
      9/8/75
      8.6
      When a gang hijack an armoured security truck and steal the money, Regan, Carter and the Flying Squad set up an ambush to catch the crooks. But who's the informer?
    • Ep 1
      Chalk and Cheese
      9/1/75
      7.4
      When a wealthy couple are robbed of their possessions while driving down a country lane, Carter gets to meet up with an old friend—but not in the circumstances he would have wished.
  • Season 1
    • Ep 13
      Abduction
      3/27/75
      9.1
      Jack Regan's tip off of a robbery lead him to close to the action, so the gang planning the robbery kidnap Jack's daughter to use as a hostage, to keep Regan off the scent of the action until they make a getaway. Regan wants his daughter back so takes it in his own hands to track down his daughter and to prevent the robbery, going against his ex wife, the orders of his bosses and the detective investigating the kidnap.moreless
    • Ep 12
      Contact Breaker
      3/20/75
      6.1
      Danny Keever is on weekend release from his prison sentence when a firm of robbers break into a bank vault. The m.o. and a witness statement put Keever in the frame. Regan and Carter believe he may be the victim of a set up, and set about proving Keever's innocence against the wishes of Haskins, who has an old score to settle with Keever.moreless
    • Ep 11
      Big Spender
      3/13/75
      7.5
      The Smith brothers are notorious gangsters who carry out violent hijacks and robberies but have so far managed to avoid conviction. They decide to muscle in on a scam run by the manager of a busy central London car park who has been defrauding his employer by issuing fake parking tickets. Regan and Carter are on the case.moreless
    • Ep 10
      Stoppo Driver
      3/6/75
      8.7
      Bill, the regular driver is off so Regan and Carter get recently transferred driver Cooney. His hot-shot driving during a car chase leads to a key member of a gang being killed in a car crash. The gang need a new driver and decide that they can influence Cooney by snatching his new wife and holding her to ransom. Regan and Carter soon suspect that something is wrong.moreless
    • Ep 9
      Golden Boy
      2/27/75
      7.2
      A gang of thieves led by Max Deller need a way of shipping stolen gold out of the country for resale. Deller leans on a former prison cellmate who is now using another identity to go straight as the managing director of a very successful sporting equipment company, who to protect his safe future has to assist with the plan to ship the gold out as excercise weights.moreless
    • Ep 8
      Cover Story
      2/20/75
      7.5
      There's romance between Regan and a crime journalist, but when she is implicated in a major crime, her innocence comes into question.
    • Ep 7
      The Placer
      2/13/75
      8.1
      Jack Regan goes undercover as a lorry driver to trap a ring of hijackers.
    • Ep 6
      Night Out
      2/6/75
      8.7
      The squad tries to pinpoint a radio transmitter which is being used to coordinate the movements of bank robbers.
    • Ep 5
      Jigsaw
      1/30/75
      8.3
      Regan knows that Eddie Boys is involved in a factory robbery, but he seems to have a cast-iron alibi. Worse still, Regan is accused of police harassment.
    • Ep 4
      Queen's Pawn
      1/23/75
      8.9
      Regan leans on a trio of big-time villains in an attempt to get one of them to grass on the others.
    • Ep 3
      Thin Ice
      1/16/75
      8.7
      Regan lures Bishop, a prize crook, back into the country using the villain's favourite dog as bait.
    • Ep 2
      Jackpot
      1/9/75
      8.6
      A robbery is foiled in a well planned swoop by the Flying Squad. The villains are arrested and most of the cash recovered, except for one bag containing £35,000. No one seems to be talking, so Regan must resort to old fashioned detective work to find the missing loot.
    • Ep 1
      Ringer
      1/2/75
      8.4
      Regan's girlfriend's motor is nicked. Unfortunately it contains most of the evidence from Regan's current surveillance of gangster Frankie Kemble, and it doesn't take long for the evidence to find its way into the hands of Kemble.
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      Regan
      6/4/74
      9.1
      Sgt Alan Cowley of the Flying Squad is killed whilst on the trail of rival London gangs. It is discovered that he had not called in for several days, and had filed no paperwork detailing his progress. His guvnor, Jack Regan, is determined to find the killers despite being forbidden to interfere in the case, which has been assigned to the rival Serious Flying Squad.moreless