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The Sweeney — Season 1

197513 episodes6.6/10 (21 votes)

About this season

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

Episodes (13)

Ringer
E1

1. Ringer

8.3

Aired 2 January 1975

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

Jackpot
E2

2. Jackpot

8.5

Aired 9 January 1975

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
E3

3. Thin Ice

8.0

Aired 16 January 1975

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

Queen’s Pawn
E4

4. Queen’s Pawn

7.0

Aired 23 January 1975

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
E5

5. Jigsaw

7.0

Aired 30 January 1975

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
E6

6. Night Out

4.0

Aired 6 February 1975

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
E7

7. The Placer

4.2

Aired 13 February 1975

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

Cover Story
E8

8. Cover Story

7.5

Aired 20 February 1975

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

Golden Boy
E9

9. Golden Boy

Aired 27 February 1975

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
E10

10. Stoppo Driver

9.0

Aired 6 March 1975

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
E11

11. Big Spender

Aired 13 March 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.

Contact Breaker
E12

12. Contact Breaker

Aired 20 March 1975

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

Abduction
E13

13. Abduction

9.0

Aired 27 March 1975

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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