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New page: '''The Sweeney''' was a British television police series of the 1970s, centred on the activities of the Flying Squad (a unit of London's Metropolitan Police investi...
'''The Sweeney''' was a [[British]] [[television]] [[police]] series of the 1970s, centred on the activities of the [[Flying Squad]] (a unit of [[London]]'s [[Metropolitan Police]] investigating serious crimes such as armed robbery); the two main characters were Detective Inspector Jack Regan, played by [[John Thaw]], and Sergeant George Carter, played by [[Denis Waterman]]. 53 episodes of the drama were made, firts aired in four series on the [[ITV]] network between 1975 and 1978. In addition, two spin-off films were made, Sweeney! in 1977 and Sweeney 2 in 1978.
The title, ''The Sweeney'', is an example of [[Cockney]] [[rhyming slang]]: ''Sweeney'' = [[Sweeney Todd]] = Flying Squad.
[[Category:Television]]
The title, ''The Sweeney'', is an example of [[Cockney]] [[rhyming slang]]: ''Sweeney'' = [[Sweeney Todd]] = Flying Squad.
[[Category:Television]]