Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue criminals with the help of his partner, George Carter.
The Sweeney (Season 1)
Ringer (Episode 1) 7.0
Writer: Trevor Preston
Air date: 1975-01-02
Overview: After Regan’s car is stolen with invaluable surveillance photos from a stakeout, the thief gives a heads-up to Sweeney’s target.
Jackpot (Episode 2) 7.0
Writer: Troy Kennedy Martin
Air date: 1975-01-09
Overview: Regan’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.
Thin Ice (Episode 3) 7.0
Writer: Troy Kennedy Martin
Air date: 1975-01-16
Overview: Regan clashes with an arrogant police superintendent when a crime kingpin is allowed to leave the country and go to France.
Queen’s Pawn (Episode 4) 7.0
Writer: Ranald Graham
Air date: 1975-01-23
Overview: After 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.
Jigsaw (Episode 5) 7.0
Writer: Tudor Gates
Air date: 1975-01-30
Overview: Regan is convinced that Eddie Boyse, a recently released career criminal, is responsible for a robbery, but Boyse was with Regan when the crime occurred.
Night Out (Episode 6) 5.0
Writer: Troy Kennedy Martin
Air date: 1975-02-06
Overview: When 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.
The Placer (Episode 7) 5.3
Writer: Trevor Preston
Air date: 1975-02-13
Overview: Regan adopts a new identity as an ex-con and goes undercover as a truck driver to expose a hijacking ring.
Cover Story (Episode 8) 7.5
Writer: Ranald Graham
Air date: 1975-02-20
Overview: It’s unclear whether a beautiful crime reporter is involved with a criminal gang or just a catspaw.
Golden Boy (Episode 9)
Writer: Martin Hall
Air date: 1975-02-27
Overview: When seedy informant Harry Fuller is spotted by Regan in a pub flush with money, he knows something is up and interrogates Harry.
Stoppo Driver (Episode 10)
Writer: Allan Prior
Air date: 1975-03-06
Overview: After their own getaway driver is killed fleeing police, a gang blackmails a young policeman into being their driver by kidnapping his bride.
Big Spender (Episode 11)
Writer: Allan Prior
Air date: 1975-03-13
Overview: The Smith Brothers, a vicious group of mobsters, abandon their usual strong-arm tactics to run a parking ticket scam at a car park.
Contact Breaker (Episode 12)
Writer: Robert Banks Stewart
Air date: 1975-03-20
Overview: After Danny Keever, a convict on weekend release and due for parole, is framed in a bank robbery, Regan works to clear him.
Abduction (Episode 13)
Writer: Trevor Preston
Air date: 1975-03-27
Overview: After Regan gets a tip about an upcoming robbery from a trusted informant, the gang kidnaps his daughter to blackmail him into inaction.

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