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"The Sweeney" (1975)
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Overview
Release Date:
2 January 1975 (UK) morePlot:
British police series which revolutionised the genre on UK television in the mid 1970s. Jack Regan (see... moreAwards:
2 nominations moreUser Comments:
The anachronisms fall away and leave... moreCast
(Series Cast Summary - 4 of 36) | John Thaw | ... | Det. Insp. Jack Regan (53 episodes, 1975-1978) |
| Dennis Waterman | ... | Det. Sgt. George Carter (53 episodes, 1975-1978) |
| Tony Allen | ... | Bill the Driver (39 episodes, 1975-1978) |
| Garfield Morgan | ... | Det. Chief Insp. Frank Haskins (37 episodes, 1975-1978) |
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Runtime:
60 min (53 episodes)Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishColour:
ColourAspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
Australia:MMOVIEmeter: 
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In the "kaleidoscope" opening titles of Series 4, Regan and Carter are each seen getting out of the car, with a still image of the character while his name is displayed as a caption. However, instead of using a true freeze-frame, the actors simply stopped in the middle of the action - they can be seen wobbling slightly. In contrast, the still image of Haskins is a true freeze-frame. moreFAQ
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On promotional material for 70s US cop series Starsky and Hutch when it was remade, Paul Michael Glaser commented that that series worked because it was first about men, second about cops. The same applies for The Sweeney. Regan and Carter are not perfect, they are not saints, they are not superheroes. They do not solve every crime perfectly. That is why we can relate to them. We watch them and see men like ourselves.
The setting is firmly in the Seventies, with all its period detail. But as with Starsky and Hutch, we see the relationship between men engaged in battle. The dated backdrops fall away and we see the same spirit behind it - an appeal to heroism in an age when this is lacking.
The series is over 30 years old but talks to men today. Therein lies its continued appeal - and success.