The Sweeney (Season 4)

Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue criminals with the help of his partner, George Carter.

Messenger of the Gods (Episode 1) 7.0
Writer: Trevor Preston
Air date: 1978-09-07
Overview: Regan and Carter have a suspect in mind for the theft of a consignment of mercury, but he has an alibi.
Hard Men (Episode 2) 9.0
Writer: Troy Kennedy Martin
Air date: 1978-09-14
Overview: Regan and Carter are reluctantly teamed up with a Scottish officer.
Drag Act (Episode 3) 7.0
Writer: Ted Childs
Air date: 1978-09-21
Overview: The Sweeney get incorrect information from informants, allowing a gang of villains to make off with some contraband alcohol.
Trust Red (Episode 4) 9.0
Writer: Richard Harris
Air date: 1978-09-28
Overview: After a criminal dies during a robbery, Regan and Carter can find no leads.
Nightmare (Episode 5) 6.0
Writer: Ranald Graham
Air date: 1978-10-05
Overview: Regan's girlfriend has a nightmare that has similarities to a deadly incident.
Money, Money, Money (Episode 6) 8.0
Writer: Trevor Preston
Air date: 1978-10-12
Overview: Regan and Carter try to catch a man trying to blackmail a pools winner about the part he played in a robbery.
Bait (Episode 7) 8.0
Writer: Trevor Preston
Air date: 1978-10-19
Overview: Regan is determined to nail a modern-day Bonnie and Clyde.
The Bigger They Are (Episode 8) 1.0
Writer: Tony Hoare
Air date: 1978-10-26
Overview: Regan discovers that successful people will stop at nothing to keep skeletons buried.
Feet of Clay (Episode 9)
Writer: Roger Marshall
Air date: 1978-11-02
Overview: Regan is asked to help a criminal from his past, whose son has been kidnapped.
One of Your Own (Episode 10)
Writer: Tony Hoare
Air date: 1978-11-09
Overview: Carter winds up behind bars in an attempt to solve a jewellery robbery.
Hearts and Minds (Episode 11)
Writer: Donald Churchill
Air date: 1978-11-23
Overview: Regan and Carter get caught up in a plot to prevent a foreign head of state from getting his hands on an experimental drug to treat his heart condition.
Latin Lady (Episode 12)
Writer: Ted Childs
Air date: 1978-11-30
Overview: A rich gynaecologist is attacked by a gang of villains who rob him of his suitcase.
Victims (Episode 13)
Writer: Roger Marshall
Air date: 1978-12-14
Overview: Carter discovers that an informant was involved in the shooting of a colleague.
Jack or Knave (Episode 14)
Writer: Ted Childs
Air date: 1978-12-28
Overview: Regan finds himself in deep trouble when an allegation of corruption is made by the Police Complaints Department. A security van is robbed, and a guard identifies one of the robbers.