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The Sweeney is a 1970s British television police drama focusing on two members of the Flying Squad, a branch of the Metropolitan Police specialising in tackling armed robbery and violent crime in London. It stars John Thaw as Detective Inspector Jack Regan and Dennis Waterman as his partner, Detective Sergeant George Carter.
- Dennis Waterman
Dennis Waterman (24 February 1948 – 8 May 2022) was an...
- Flying Squad
The Flying Squad is a branch of the Serious and Organised...
- Dennis Waterman
The Sweeney is a TV series about two hard-edged detectives in the Flying Squad of London's Metropolitan Police. It features car chases, violence, corruption, and Cockney slang. See episodes, cast, reviews, trivia, and more.
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- 1975-01-02
- Action, Crime, Drama
- 51
A security guard is murdered during a payroll snatch. The local police force under Chief Superintendent Canning have no luck in catching the robbers and Canning is reluctant to work with Regan when the Sweeney are called in, frequently clashing with him.
Find out who directed, wrote, and starred in the British crime drama series The Sweeney, based on the characters created by Ian Kennedy Martin. See the full list of cast and crew members, including John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, and Diana Dors.
Oct 18, 2007 · ITV documentary looks back at the gritty '70s police drama "The Sweeney", starring John Thaw and Dennis Waterman as detectives Regan and Carter.
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Years: 1975 - 1978. Seasons: 4. Genre: Drama. Hard-bitten Flying Squad officer Jack Regan (John Thaw) gets embroiled in a deadly political plot when an old friend asks him to investigate the death of his girlfriend.
The Sweeney. The Sweeney have one job: to catch villains - and they don’t care if they have to tread on the toes of their superiors or ignore police procedures to do it. Join the mission and ride alongside London’s Flying Squad in this edge-of-your-seat binge-able drama.
