It looks like an inside job when bank robbers use an antique shop as a way in, but is it?

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.

The Sweeney

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

DIs Jack Regan & George Carter have a simple mission, to catch villains - and they don't care if they have to tread on their superiors' toes or ignore police procedure to do it.

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DI Jack Regan tracks three crooks who are planning a robbery.

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.

A tip-off allows Regan to move in on a security van heist.

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. 

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

Thin Ice

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

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

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.

Eddie Boys is involved in a factory robbery, but he seems to have a cast-iron alibi.

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.

The squad try to monitor the movements of a gang of bank robbers.

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.

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

The Placer

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

Regan becomes romantically involved with a crime journalist.

Cover Story

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

Regan uncovers a plot to ship out gold bullion to the Middle East, disguised as weights.

Golden Boy

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

Regan discovers that a gang of villains have forced his driver to man their getaway car.

Stoppo Driver

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

Regan and Carter are on a surveillance job to uncover a lucrative car parking fraud.

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.

Regan's daughter has been kidnapped, and it's up to him to get her back.

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.

Carter gets to meets an old friend - but not in the circumstances he would have wished.

Chalk and Cheese

When a wealthy couple are robbed of their possessions while driving down a country lane, Carter gets to meet up with an old friend - but not in the circumstances he would have wished.

The Flying Squad set up an ambush to catch some crooks - but who's the informer?

Faces

When a gang hijack an armoured security truck, Regan, Carter and the Flying Squad set up an ambush to catch the crooks. But who's the informer?

An informant of Regan's tells him about a hijack involving a lorryload of cigarettes.

Supersnout

An informant of Regan's tells him about a hijack involving a lorryload of cigarettes, where he will be the look-out man. But can Regan trust his snout?

Regan loses his patience with a thug he is questioning about a wages snatch.

Big Brother

Regan loses his patience with a thug he is questioning about a wages snatch, and soon the press are sniffing round for a police brutality story.

George Carter's wife Alison is mistaken for a fellow teacher with dubious connections.

Hit and Run

George Carter's wife Alison is mistaken for a fellow teacher with dubious connections, and is killed by a hired assassin.

Regan and Carter are confronted by a newsman with information on an unsolved robbery.

Trap

Regan and Carter are confronted by a newsman with information on an unsolved robbery, but why are the pair being photographed?

Something surprising emerges when Chief Inspector Haskins is framed for corruption.

Golden Fleece

A surprising connection emerges when Chief Inspector Haskins is framed for corruption, while Regan and Carter are investigating a spate of break-ins. Can they find out in time?

A violent criminal returns to England to recover the proceeds of an earlier robbery.

Poppy

Tough 70s police drama series. Violent criminal Vic Labbett returns to England to recover the proceeds of an earlier robbery. Regan and Carter must stop him before he can get his hands on the loot and return to the safety of exile abroad.

Regan and Carter are on the case when a pair of robbers are themselves robbed at gunpoint.

Stay Lucky, Eh?

Regan and Carter are on the case when a pair of robbers are themselves robbed at gunpoint. Can the Flying Squad catch the gunmen?

Regan and Carter investigate an art deal that goes badly wrong.

The Trojan Bus

Regan and Carter investigate an art deal that is much more than it seems, and ends in a wasteground shoot-out.

Regan's informer is abducted after passing on information about stolen diamonds.

I Want the Man

Regan's informer is abducted after passing on information about some stolen diamonds. Regan and Carter must catch the villains while protecting their source.

Regan and Carter are called in when alarm bells start ringing all over their patch.

Country Boy

Regan and Carter are called in when alarm bells start ringing all over their patch. Who is setting them off - and why?

Regan and Carter are called to a siege at a bank, where two robbers are holding hostages.

Thou Shalt Not Kill

Classic 70s police series. Regan and Carter are called to a siege at a bank, where two armed robbers are holding hostages.

DI Regan and his team search for a house where a family is being held hostage.

Selected Target

DI Regan and his team search for a house where a family is being held hostage, and the father is being forced to help a multi-million dollar fraud.

Regan and Carter go after Billy Medhurst, who is implicated in a policeman's death.

In From the Cold

Regan and Carter go after Billy Medhurst, implicated in a robbery that resulted in a policeman being shot and crippled. But is the past clouding Regan's judgement?

Regan gets involved in a secret government deal, thanks to Shebbeq, a Turkish cop.

Visiting Fireman

Regan gets involved in a top-secret government transporting deal, thanks to Shebbeq, a Turkish police officer, but there seems to be more to it.

Regan is assigned to ensure the safe shipment of a gold bullion consignment.

Tomorrow Man

Regan is assigned to ensure the safe shipment of a gold bullion consignment that is under threat from the plans of a revengeful computer expert.

How will new recruit Bob Hargreaves cope with an investigation into a violent burglary?

Taste of Fear

New recruit Bob Hargreaves joins the Sweeney in time to investigate a violent burglary by a group of ex-soldiers, but Regan has doubts about whether the newcomer can cope.

Regan and Carter go undercover to assess corruption charges made against CID officers.

Bad Apple

When a convicted criminal grasses up a group of CID officers involved in bribery, Regan and Carter go undercover to investigate the corruption charges made against them.

Regan tries to help out the son of a friend when the lad is implicated in an assault.

Regan tries to help out the son of an old friend when the lad is implicated in a brutal assault on a money lender, but is the boy innocent?

Following the death of one of London's villains, Regan gets involved in gangland warfare.

Sweet Smell of Succession

Following the death of one of London's leading villains, Regan gets involved in gangland warfare, and there's a dispute over a family inheritance.

Regan is fitted up by an ex-con to get his daughter's dodgy boyfriend out of the picture.

Down to You, Brother!

Regan is fitted up by an ex-con in an effort to get his daughter's criminal boyfriend out of the picture. Does it work?

Carter's girlfriend asks him to find a missing villain, but Regan is suspicious.

Pay off

Carter's girlfriend asks him to find a missing villain, but Regan is suspicious. The plot thickens when the crook is found dead.

Regan must find the source of illegal guns that are flooding the market.

Loving Arms

When an off-duty policeman is killed with an illegal gun, Regan must find the source of these weapons that are flooding the market before further life is lost.

Regan is sure he knows the identity of a robber, but has a difficult time proving it.

Lady Luck

After being supplied with a list of names, Regan is sure he knows the identity of a robber, but he has a difficult time proving it.

A convicted armed robber escapes from jail and goes gunning for Regan.

On the Run

A convicted armed robber escapes from jail and goes gunning for Regan. Can he and Carter trap him in time?

When mercury is stolen, Regan and Carter suspect Lukey Rix - but he has an alibi.

Messenger of the Gods

Classic 1970s police series. When a consignment of mercury is stolen, Regan and Carter believe Lukey Rix to be a suspect. However, Lukey has an alibi.

Regan and Carter are reluctantly teamed up with a Scottish officer.

Hard Men

Regan and Carter are reluctantly teamed up with a Scottish officer to help them arrest a group of Scottish kidnappers in London - but has the new guy told them everything he knows?

A group of villains succeed in making off with contraband alcohol. Will they get caught?

Drag Act

Because of incorrect information from informants, a group of villains succeed in making off with contraband alcohol. Can Regan and Carter catch them?

The years seem to be catching up with Regan when he narrowly escapes serious injury.

Trust Red

The years seem to be catching up with Regan when he narrowly escapes serious injury during a pursuit, and then struggles to find any leads.

Regan's girlfriend has a nightmare that has similarities to a deadly incident.

Nightmare

Regan's girlfriend has a nightmare that has similarities to a deadly incident. Could it come true, and is Regan in danger?

Thief Eddie Monk wins the pools but then receives blackmail threats.

Money, Money, Money

Eddie Monk wins the pools but then receives blackmail threats about the part he played in a robbery.

Regan is determined to nail a modern-day Bonnie and Clyde.

Bait

Regan is determined to nail a modern-day Bonnie and Clyde, a couple who have already made fools of the police.

 Regan discovers that successful people will stop at nothing to keep skeletons buried.

The Bigger They Are

When a business tycoon is blackmailed, Regan discovers that successful people will stop at nothing to keep their skeletons in the cupboard.

Regan is contacted by a criminal from his past whose son has been kidnapped.

Feet of Clay

Regan is contacted by a criminal from his past whose son has been kidnapped. Should his parents give in to the kidnapper's demands?

Carter winds up behind bars in an attempt to solve a jewellery robbery.

One of Your Own

Carter winds up behind bars in an attempt to find the proceeds of a jewellery robbery.

Regan and Carter become involved in a plot to foil a foreign head of state's plans.

Hearts and Minds

Regan and Carter become involved in a plot to prevent a foreign head of state from gaining access to a prototype pill that could combat his ill health.

A rich gynaecologist is attacked by a gang of villains who rob him of his suitcase.

Latin Lady

When a rich gynaecologist is attacked by a gang of villains who rob him of his suitcase, he is puzzlingly uncooperative towards the police.

Carter discovers that an informant was involved in the shooting of a colleague.

Victims

Carter discovers that an informant was involved in the shooting of a colleague, while Regan finds himself distracted from the pursuit of an armed criminal.

Regan behaves with his usual disregard for authority, but then gets into deep trouble.

Jack or Knave

 Regan behaves with his usual disregard for authority, but he finds himself in deep trouble when an old allegation of corruption rears its ugly head.

The Sweeney

The Sweeney

Series 1

1. Ringer

2. Jackpot

3. Thin Ice

4. Queen's Pawn

5. Jigsaw

6. Night Out

7. The Placer

8. Cover Story

9. Golden Boy

10. Stoppo Driver

11. Big Spender

12. Contact Breaker

13. Abduction