The Sweeney

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  • 1h

John Thaw & Dennis Waterman are the detective duo on a mission

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Series 1

1. Ringer

The first episode of the hard-hitting 70s cop series, set in the violent world of the Flying Squad. DI Jack Regan tracks three crooks who are planning a robbery.

2. Jackpot

A tip-off allows Regan to move in on a security van heist, but although all the villains are arrested, one of the bags of money seems to have disappeared.

3. Thin Ice

Regan lures prize crook Bishop back into the country using the villain's favourite dog as bait.

4. Queen's Pawn

Jack Regan leans on a trio of big-time crooks in an effort to get one of them to grass on the others.

5. Jigsaw

70s police drama series. Regan knows that Eddie Boys is involved in a factory robbery, but he seems to have a cast-iron alibi. Worse still, Regan is accused of police harassment.

6. Night Out

While the squad try to monitor the movements of a gang of bank robbers, Regan reluctantly agrees to spend the night with an ex-girlfriend who lives in a nearby pub.

7. The Placer

Regan goes undercover as a lorry driver to trap a gang of ruthless hijackers.

8. Cover Story

Regan becomes romantically involved with a crime journalist, but when she is implicated in lawbreaking, her innocence comes into question.

9. Golden Boy

Regan uncovers a plot to ship out gold bullion to the Middle East, disguised as weights for an international weight-lifting competition.

10. Stoppo Driver

Regan discovers that a gang of villains have forced his driver to man their getaway car, by kidnapping his new wife.

11. Big Spender

Regan and Carter are on a routine surveillance job watching a notorious gang of hijackers, when they uncover a lucrative car parking fraud.

12. Contact Breaker

Cult 70s police drama series. An antique shop is used as a point of access for a bank robbery, and it looks like an inside job. But Regan thinks otherwise, and tries to prove that a convict on parole was framed.

13. Abduction

When Regan's ex-wife goes to pick up their daughter from school, she discovers that the girl has been kidnapped, and it's up to Regan to get her back.