The Sweeney - Season 1

The Sweeney

Season 1

1975 • 13 Episodes

Episodes

Ringer - The Sweeney

1. Ringer

7.5

January 2, 1975

After Regan’s car is stolen with invaluable surveillance photos from a stakeout, the thief gives a heads-up to Sweeney’s target.

Jackpot - The Sweeney

2. Jackpot

7.0

January 9, 1975

Regan’s flying squad falls under suspicion after they apprehend a gang of hijackers, but a bag with 35,000 pounds in it has somehow disappeared.

Thin Ice - The Sweeney

3. Thin Ice

7.0

January 16, 1975

Regan clashes with an arrogant police superintendent when a crime kingpin is allowed to leave the country and go to France.

Queen’s Pawn - The Sweeney

4. Queen’s Pawn

7.0

January 23, 1975

After a high-powered lawyer gets three petty thugs off on a murder charge, Regan is authorized to use whatever means necessary to bring the hoodlums in.

Jigsaw - The Sweeney

5. Jigsaw

7.0

January 30, 1975

Regan is convinced that Eddie Boyse, a recently released career criminal, is responsible for a robbery, but Boyse was with Regan when the crime occurred.

Night Out - The Sweeney

6. Night Out

5.0

February 6, 1975

When the Superintendent finds out that there is a bank robbery in progress on a Saturday afternoon, he assigns Regan to visit an old girlfriend whose apartment is adjacent.

The Placer - The Sweeney

7. The Placer

5.3

February 13, 1975

Regan adopts a new identity as an ex-con and goes undercover as a truck driver to expose a hijacking ring.

Cover Story - The Sweeney

8. Cover Story

7.5

February 20, 1975

It’s unclear whether a beautiful crime reporter is involved with a criminal gang or just a catspaw.

Golden Boy - The Sweeney

9. Golden Boy

February 27, 1975

When seedy informant Harry Fuller is spotted by Regan in a pub flush with money, he knows something is up and interrogates Harry.

Stoppo Driver - The Sweeney

10. Stoppo Driver

March 6, 1975

After their own getaway driver is killed fleeing police, a gang blackmails a young policeman into being their driver by kidnapping his bride.

Big Spender - The Sweeney

11. Big Spender

March 13, 1975

The Smith Brothers, a vicious group of mobsters, abandon their usual strong-arm tactics to run a parking ticket scam at a car park.

Contact Breaker - The Sweeney

12. Contact Breaker

March 20, 1975

After Danny Keever, a convict on weekend release and due for parole, is framed in a bank robbery, Regan works to clear him.

Abduction - The Sweeney

13. Abduction

March 27, 1975

After Regan gets a tip about an upcoming robbery from a trusted informant, the gang kidnaps his daughter to blackmail him into inaction.