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 7.0
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 7.0
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 7.0
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 7.0
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 7.0
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 5.0
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 5.3
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 7.5
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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 0.0
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.
Seasons
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