The Sweeney (1975)★ 8.1/10
- Action
- Crime
- Drama
Directed by: Tom Clegg, Douglas Camfield, David Wickes, Terry Green, Mike Vardy
Written by: Ian Kennedy Martin, Trevor Preston, Roger Marshall, Ranald Graham, Troy Kennedy Martin
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.
- Original title
- The Sweeney
- Storyline
- 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.
- Rating
- 8.1 / 10 · 3,037
- Companies
- Euston Films, Thames Television, Digital Entertainment, Fremantle International Distribution, Fremantle Media International, ITV - Independent Television, ITV4, ITVX, Network DVD, Pearson Television International, Pearson Television Video, Seven Network, TF1, Thames Video Collection, Umbrella Entertainment, Video Gems
- Release dates
- GB January 2, 1975
- BE January 14, 1978
- XWG January 28, 1981