Summaries

Jack Regan and George Carter are hard-edged detectives in the Flying Squad of London's Metropolitan Police. They pursue villains by methods which are underhanded and often illegal, frequently violent and - more often than not - successful.

Jack Regan and George Carter are hard-edged detectives in the Flying Squad of London's Metropolitan Police (called "the Sweeney" from the Cockney rhyming slang "Sweeney Todd" = "Flying Squad"). They pursue villains by methods which are underhanded and often illegal, frequently violent and - more often than not - successful.—D.Giddings <[email protected]>

Detective Inspector Jack Regan and Detective Sergeant George Carter are members of the UK Metropolitan Police's elite Flying Squad - The Sweeney. They get to deal with the trickiest cases and toughest criminals. To succeed in this job Regan, Carter and their crew need to be ultra-tough themselves, and they are.—grantss

Details

Keywords
  • violence
  • police brutality
  • england
  • cowboy cop
  • corrupt cop
Genres
  • Action
  • Crime
  • Drama
Release date Jan 1, 1975
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) TV-PG
Countries of origin United Kingdom
Language English
Filming locations Battersea, London, England, UK
Production companies Euston Films Thames Television

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 51m
Color Color
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.33 : 1

Synopsis

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