The Sweeney

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  E1

  Ringer

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

  1975-01-02
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  E2

  Jackpot

  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.

  1975-01-09
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  E3

  Thin Ice

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

  1975-01-16
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  E4

  Queen’s Pawn

  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.

  1975-01-23
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  E5

  Jigsaw

  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.

  1975-01-30
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  E6

  Night Out

  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.

  1975-02-06
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  E7

  The Placer

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

  1975-02-13
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  E8

  Cover Story

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

  1975-02-20
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  E9

  Golden Boy

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

  1975-02-27
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  E10

  Stoppo Driver

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

  1975-03-06
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  E11

  Big Spender

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

  1975-03-13
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  E12

  Contact Breaker

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

  1975-03-20
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  E13

  Abduction

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

  1975-03-27

Top cast

John Thaw

Det. Insp. Jack Regan

Dennis Waterman

Det. Sgt. George Carter