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THE SWEENEY

Episode List

(episodes c.50min colour)

Pilot

1 (c.90min)

(04/06/74)

"Armchair Cinema: REGAN"

S1

13 episodes

(02/01/75 - 27/03/75)

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S2

13 episodes

(01/09/75 - 24/11/75)

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S3

13 episodes

(06/09/76 - 20/12/76)

.

S4

14 episodes

(07/09/78 - 28/12/78)

includes episode "Hearts and Minds" - with Morecombe & Wise (light hearted episode)

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54 episodes

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THE

SWEENEY

Regan & Carter

THE

SWEENEY

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THE SWEENEY

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HASKINS - Garfield Morgan

REGAN - John Thaw

CARTER - Dennis Waterman

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Recent airings:

CHANNEL 5

Selected episodes

airings resume Autumn 1998

UKGold

Pilot Film & Episodes

last screened during 1997

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Regan (PILOT)

reshown as part of Channel 4 'TV Heaven'

CH4

season1

title

info

availability

01

Ringer

An armed gang are at work, Ian Hendry & Brian Blessed star

CH5

02

Jackpot

also available on PRV

n/a

03

Thin Ice

also available on PRV

n/a

04

Queen's Pawn

after some villains are cleared Regan keeps digging

PRV

05

Jigsaw

.

n/a

06

Night Out

Regan has fun and games on an 'observation'

PRV

07

Placer

also available on PRV

n/a

08

Cover Story

also available on PRV

n/a

09

Golden Boy

gold bullion smuggling

PRV

10

Stoppo Driver

.

n/a

11

Big Spender

a car parking fraud is discovered, with Warren Mitchell

PRV

12

Contact Breaker

a bank robbery seems to be an inside job, with Warren Clarke

PRV

13

Abduction

personal involvement for Jack

PRV

season2

title

info

availability

14

Chalk and Cheese

.

n/a

15

Faces

reshown as part of Channel4 'Classic Thames' season

CH4

16

Supersnout

reshown as part of BBC2 'Cops on the Box'

BBC2

17

Big Brother

an investigation into police brutality

PRV

18

Hit and Run

Carter suffers a personal loss

n/a

19

Trap

 a past case is dug up

PRV

20

Golden Fleece

Patrick Mower and George Layton as con artists

CH5

21

Poppy

a villain returns for his hidden loot

PRV

22

Stay Lucky, Eh?

the robbers are robbed, many a well known face here

CH5

23

Trojan Bus

the pair of Australian con artists are back, also Lynda Bellingham

CH5

24

I Want the Man

more than just a simple jewellery theft, with Roy Kinnear

PRV

25

Country Boy

a visiting officer treads on Regans toes

PRV

26

Thou Shalt Not Kill

a bank raid goes wrong - must be the best episode!

PRV

season3

title

info

availability

27

Selected Target

a prisoner gets the sweeney treatment

PRV

28

In from the Cold

vengeance is sought after a policemans shooting

PRV

29

Visiting Fireman

.

n/a

30

Tomorrow Man

.features John Hurt and George Cole

PRV

31

Taste of Fear

.

PRV

32

Bad Apple

not all coppers are good ones

CH5

33

May

.

n/a

34

Sweet Smell of Succession

.

n/a

35

Down to You, Brother

.

n/a

36

Pay Off

.

CH5

37

Loving Arms

involves children and firearms

n/a

38

Lady Luck

how could a man do a hold up when he had a proven alibi and lived too far away?

CH5

39

On the Run

.

n/a

season4

title

info

availability

40

Messenger of the Gods

.

CH5

41

Hard Men

.

CH5

42

Drag Act

.

CH5

43

Trust Red

a burglary goes badly wrong

CH5

44

Nightmare

laser rifles and bad dreams cause trouble for Regan

CH5

45

Money, Money, Money

winning the pools isn't always good news

CH5

46

Bait

Regan is kidnapped after a wages snatch

CH5

47

The Bigger they are

mercenaries and blackmail, with Richard Wilson

CH5

48

Feet of Clay

.

n/a

49

One of your Own

.

CH5

50

Hearts and Minds

comical episode featuring guest duo Morecombe & Wise

UKGold

51

Latin Lady

.

n/a

52

Victims

.

n/a

53

Jack or Knave

Regan faces corruption charges

UKGold

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