The Sweeney

Series 1

13 episodes

  1. 1. Ringer

    Jan 2, 1975

    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

    Jan 9, 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.

  3. 3. Thin Ice

    Jan 16, 1975

    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

    Jan 23, 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.

  5. 5. Jigsaw

    Jan 30, 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.

  6. 6. Night Out

    Feb 6, 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.

  7. 7. The Placer

    Feb 13, 1975

    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

    Feb 20, 1975

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

  9. 9. Golden Boy

    Feb 27, 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

    Mar 6, 1975

    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

    Mar 13, 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

    Mar 20, 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

    Mar 27, 1975

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