Jack Regan and George Carter are hard-edged detectives in the Flying Squad of London's Metropolitan Police. They pursue villains by methods which are underhanded and often illegal, frequently violent and - more often than not - successful.
Jack Regan and George Carter are hard-edged detectives in the Flying Squad of London's Metropolitan Police (called "the Sweeney" from the Cockney rhyming slang "Sweeney Todd" = "Flying Squad"). They pursue villains by methods which are underhanded and often illegal, frequently violent and - more often than not - successful.
Aired: Sep 7, 1978 A hung-over Regan pulls local Lothario Lukey Sparrow for his part in the thef...
Aired: Sep 14, 1978 Dour Scots sergeant Davy Freeth arrives from Glasgow in pursuit of three vill...
Aired: Sep 21, 1978 A daring gang of cold-blooded thieves make off with lorries carrying brandy o...
Aired: Sep 28, 1978 A burglar falls to his death from a roof and another gang member, 'Red' Redgr...
Aired: Oct 5, 1978 A lorry containing cigars is hi-jacked, and the driver and one of the robbers...
Aired: Oct 12, 1978 Eddie Monk has been straight for some years and he and his wife are good frie...
Aired: Oct 19, 1978 Regan is staking out vicious robber Vic Tolman and his girl-friend Lyn Hurst,...
Aired: Oct 26, 1978 Tycoon Leonard Gold is being blackmailed by Harold Collins, who has a photo o...
Aired: Nov 1, 1978 Regan absents himself from the stakeout of a gang who rob wealthy tourists to...
Aired: Nov 8, 1978 Jimmy Fleet cons two businessmen out of a cache of diamonds, which he hides b...
Aired: Nov 22, 1978 A burglar is found dead at the home of Professor Busby, though nothing appear...
Aired: Nov 29, 1978 As Doctor Delacroix, an apparently respectable gynaecologist, is leaving his ...
Aired: Dec 13, 1978 Detective Sergeant Taylor is shot and wounded, and names his informant, Jimmy...
Aired: Dec 27, 1978 A security guard is murdered during a payroll snatch. The local police force ...
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Current Status: Ended
Network: ITV1
Production Country: United Kingdom
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