The Sweeney

Series 1

1975 · 13 episodes · 7.2/10

Episodes

1. 

   1. Ringer

   2 Jan 1975 · 8.0/10

   After Regan’s car is stolen with invaluable surveillance photos from a stakeout, the thief gives a heads-up to Sweeney’s target.

2. 

   2. Jackpot

   9 Jan 1975 · 8.5/10

   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.

3. 

   3. Thin Ice

   16 Jan 1975 · 8.0/10

   Regan clashes with an arrogant police superintendent when a crime kingpin is allowed to leave the country and go to France.

4. 

   4. Queen’s Pawn

   23 Jan 1975 · 7.0/10

   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.

5. 

   5. Jigsaw

   30 Jan 1975 · 7.0/10

   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.

6. 

   6. Night Out

   6 Feb 1975 · 4.0/10

   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.

7. 

   7. The Placer

   13 Feb 1975 · 4.2/10

   Regan adopts a new identity as an ex-con and goes undercover as a truck driver to expose a hijacking ring.

8. 

   8. Cover Story

   20 Feb 1975 · 7.5/10

   It’s unclear whether a beautiful crime reporter is involved with a criminal gang or just a catspaw.

9. 

   9. Golden Boy

   27 Feb 1975

   When seedy informant Harry Fuller is spotted by Regan in a pub flush with money, he knows something is up and interrogates Harry.

10. 

    10. Stoppo Driver

    6 Mar 1975 · 9.0/10

    After their own getaway driver is killed fleeing police, a gang blackmails a young policeman into being their driver by kidnapping his bride.

11. 

    11. Big Spender

    13 Mar 1975

    The Smith Brothers, a vicious group of mobsters, abandon their usual strong-arm tactics to run a parking ticket scam at a car park.

12. 

    12. Contact Breaker

    20 Mar 1975

    After Danny Keever, a convict on weekend release and due for parole, is framed in a bank robbery, Regan works to clear him.

13. 

    13. Abduction

    27 Mar 1975 · 9.0/10

    After Regan gets a tip about an upcoming robbery from a trusted informant, the gang kidnaps his daughter to blackmail him into inaction.