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The Anorak Zone, while a cult TV site, is traditionally more involved with sci-fi and fantasy, and so looking back at The Sweeney is somewhat new ground. Shot in 1974 and aired the following year, the first series introduced viewers to Detective Inspector Jack Regan (John Thaw) of The Flying Squad, along with his boss Haskins (Garfield Morgan) and his main colleague, Detective Sergeant George ...
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13 Trojan Bus "Well I'm glad someone's amused." Incredibly,...
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A retrospective ITV documentary exploring the iconic '70s police drama "The Sweeney," featuring actors John Thaw and Dennis Waterman.
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Sep 5, 2012 · He comes up with a (for the time) cutting edge idea: the Sweeney are tipped off about a bank robbery and intercept the thieves, successfully securing all of the loot – save for one bag of £ ...
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The Sweeney. 53 episodes. The first episode of the hard-hitting 1970s cop series set in the violent world of the Flying Squad. Detective Inspector Jack Regan tracks three crooks who are planning a ...
10/10. Best slice of British TV ever! "The Sweeney" is one of the best, if not THE best, British Television crime drama ever made. The scripts, directors, producers and not forgetting the actors are all of the highest calibre especially Messrs. Thaw & Waterman with their great characterisations of Regan & Carter.
The Sweeney (2012) stars Ray Winstone (who had an uncredited role in the 1976 "Loving Arms" Sweeney episode) as Regan, Ben Drew as Carter and Damian Lewis as Haskins. The Guardian 's Steve Rose gave Love's film a one-star review, saying that "rather than upgrading the 1970s TV favourite [the 2012 film] treats it like a stolen car – to be stripped down, resprayed and erased of identifying ...
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Sweeney, The. “Get yer trousers on – you’re nicked!”. The Sweeney was the top-rated British police series of the 1970s, bringing a new level of toughness and action to the genre, and displaying police officers bending the rules to beat crime. Think big clumpy shoes pressing down on the accelerator pedal of a brown Ford Grenada and you ...
