S01E01 Ringer
After Regan’s car is stolen with invaluable surveillance photos from a stakeout, the thief gives a heads-up to Sweeney’s target.
The Sweeney
S01E10: Stoppo Driver
After their own getaway driver is killed fleeing police, a gang blackmails a young policeman into being their driver by kidnapping his bride.
Overview
Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue criminals with the help of his partner, George Carter.
Episodes
S01E02 Jackpot
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.
S01E03 Thin Ice
Regan clashes with an arrogant police superintendent when a crime kingpin is allowed to leave the country and go to France.
S01E04 Queen’s Pawn
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.
S01E05 Jigsaw
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.
S01E06 Night Out
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.
S01E07 The Placer
Regan adopts a new identity as an ex-con and goes undercover as a truck driver to expose a hijacking ring.
S01E08 Cover Story
It’s unclear whether a beautiful crime reporter is involved with a criminal gang or just a catspaw.
S01E09 Golden Boy
When seedy informant Harry Fuller is spotted by Regan in a pub flush with money, he knows something is up and interrogates Harry.
S01E10 Stoppo Driver
After their own getaway driver is killed fleeing police, a gang blackmails a young policeman into being their driver by kidnapping his bride.
S01E11 Big Spender
The Smith Brothers, a vicious group of mobsters, abandon their usual strong-arm tactics to run a parking ticket scam at a car park.
S01E12 Contact Breaker
After Danny Keever, a convict on weekend release and due for parole, is framed in a bank robbery, Regan works to clear him.
S01E13 Abduction
After Regan gets a tip about an upcoming robbery from a trusted informant, the gang kidnaps his daughter to blackmail him into inaction.
Cast
John Thaw
Det. Insp. Jack Regan
Dennis Waterman
Det. Sgt. George Carter
