The Sweeney
★ 8.1 · 1975 · 60m · Action & Adventure · Drama · Crime
Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue criminals with the help of his partner, George Carter.
Episodes
1. RingerAfter Regan’s car is stolen with invaluable surveillance photos from a stakeout, the thief gives a heads-up to Sweeney’s target.
2. JackpotRegan’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.
3. Thin IceRegan clashes with an arrogant police superintendent when a crime kingpin is allowed to leave the country and go to France.
4. Queen’s PawnAfter 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.
5. JigsawRegan is convinced that Eddie Boyse, a recently released career criminal, is responsible for a robbery, but Boyse was with Regan when the crime occurred.
6. Night OutWhen 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.
7. The PlacerRegan adopts a new identity as an ex-con and goes undercover as a truck driver to expose a hijacking ring.
8. Cover StoryIt’s unclear whether a beautiful crime reporter is involved with a criminal gang or just a catspaw.
9. Golden BoyWhen seedy informant Harry Fuller is spotted by Regan in a pub flush with money, he knows something is up and interrogates Harry.
10. Stoppo DriverAfter their own getaway driver is killed fleeing police, a gang blackmails a young policeman into being their driver by kidnapping his bride.11. Big SpenderThe Smith Brothers, a vicious group of mobsters, abandon their usual strong-arm tactics to run a parking ticket scam at a car park.
12. Contact BreakerAfter Danny Keever, a convict on weekend release and due for parole, is framed in a bank robbery, Regan works to clear him.
13. AbductionAfter Regan gets a tip about an upcoming robbery from a trusted informant, the gang kidnaps his daughter to blackmail him into inaction.