Movie connections for
"The Sweeney" (1975)

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Follows

"Armchair Cinema: Regan (#1.2)" (1974)

Followed by

Sweeney! (1977)
Sweeney 2 (1978)

Remade as

The Sweeney (2009)

Referenced in

28 Up (1985) (TV)
"No 73: (#6.3)" (1986)
 -  Mentioned by Neil
"Black Books: The Blackout (#1.4)" (2000)
 -  Manny stays up all night watching a box set of "The Sweeney", which influences his actions for the rest of the episode
Crush (2001/I)
 -  Ca. 83 minutes into the film Molly mentions the older show in dialog.
The 100 Greatest Kids TV Shows (2001) (TV)
 -  Referenced by title
Ed's Thing: The Music of 'Life on Mars' (2006) (V)
 -  Referenced by name
Take a Look at the Lawman: The Making of 'Life on Mars' (2006) (V)
 -  Referenced by name
There's Something About... Morse (2007) (TV)
 -  Referenced by name
"Have I Got News for You: (#33.6)" (2007)
 -  Reference to the name 'Sweeney' in connection with the police
"The Cult of...: Shoestring (#2.6)" (2008)
 -  Referenced by name
"The Cult of...: Bergerac (#2.7)" (2008)
 -  Referenced by name
"How TV Changed Britain: Cops (#1.1)" (2008)
 -  Referenced by name

Featured in

The 100 Greatest TV Characters (2001) (TV)
"How TV Changed Britain: Cops (#1.1)" (2008)
 -  Clips are shown

Spoofed in

"The Comic Strip Presents...: Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown (#7.1)" (1993)
 -  character of George spoofs Jack Regan
"Father Ted: Speed 3 (#3.3)" (1998)
 -  Fr. Ted crashes into a load of cardboard boxes after moving them out of Dougal's way

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