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The Sweeney (TV Series)

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Original title

The Sweeney

Year

1975

Running time

60 min.

Country

United Kingdom

Director

Ian Kennedy Martin (Creator), Tom Clegg, Douglas Camfield, David Wickes, Terry Green

Screenwriter

Ian Kennedy Martin, Trevor Preston, Roger Marshall, Ranald Graham, Troy Kennedy-Martin

Cast

Music

Harry South

Cinematography

Dusty Miller, Norman Langley, Roy Pointer

Producer

Euston Films

Genre

TV Series. Action. Comedy. Drama | Crime. Cop Movies

Synopsis

British police series which revolutionised the genre on UK television in the mid 1970s. Jack Regan is a hard edged detective in the Flying Squad of London's Metropolitan Police (called 'the Sweeney' from the Cockney rhyming slang 'Sweeney Todd'). He pursues villains by methods which are underhand, often illegal themselves, frequently violent and more often than not successful.

Awards: 1977: BAFTA TV Awards: Nominated for Best TV Sound

1975: BAFTA TV Awards: Nominated for Best TV Series - Drama

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The Sweeney (TV Series)

1975

Ian Kennedy Martin (Creator) ...