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The Sweeney is the Flying Squad. It is a name derived from Cockney rhyming slang (Sweeney Todd = Flying Squad), used by police and underworld alike to refer to this highly mobile force of top London crime-busters. The Sweeney depicts the violent clashes between the Flying Squad and the deadly world of organized crime.
DI Jack Regan (John Thaw) is the total professional, a 24-hours-a-day cop whose commitment to his job has already led to the break-up of his marriage. Regan's partner, DS George Carter (Dennis Waterman), is a sharp, South London Cockney. Together, Regan and Carter lead a unit of skilled detectives who infiltrate and bust up London's criminal underworld.
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Cast
June Brown
UK
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Doctor Who (1963) (series)
Gormenghast (2000) (series)
The Sweeney (1975) (series)
Norman Eshley
UK
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The Black Tower (1985) (series)
Cadfael (1994) (series)
Brian Glover
UK
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Doctor Who (1963) (series)
Bottom (1991) (series)
Ken Hutchison
UK
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Masada (1981) (series)
Taggart (1983) (series)
Del Henney
Ireland
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Doctor Who (1963) (series)
The Professionals (1977) (series)
Jim Norton
Ireland
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Father Ted (1995) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Donald Webster
UK
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The Avengers (1961) (series)
The Sweeney (1975) (series)
Coronation Street (1960) (series)
Colin Welland
UK
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The Sweeney (1975) (series)
Liz Smith
UK
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A Bit of Fry and Laurie (1987) (series)
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Jenny Runacre
South Africa
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The New Avengers (1976) (series)
Taggart (1983) (series)
Murray Brown
New Zealand
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The New Avengers (1976) (series)
The Sweeney (1975) (series)
George Mikell
Lithuania
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The Sweeney (1975) (series)
Colin Jeavons
UK
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House of Cards (1990) (series)
Only Fools and Horses.... (1981) (series)
Bernard Kay
UK
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Doctor Who (1963) (series)
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969) (series)
Sheila Reid
UK
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Doctor Who (1963) (series)
Timothy Carlton
UK
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Sue Lloyd
UK
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Nicola Pagett
Egypt
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The Persuaders! (1971) (series)
The Avengers (1961) (series)
The Sweeney (1975) (series)
Mona Hammond
Jamaica
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Michael Cronin
UK
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Fawlty Towers (1975) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)