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The Best Episodes of The Sweeney

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The Best Episodes of The Sweeney

Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue criminals with the help of his partner, George Carter.

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  1. 8.4/10(142 votes)

    #1 - Jack or Knave

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    S4:E14

    Regan finds himself in deep trouble when an allegation of corruption is made by the Police Complaints Department. A security van is robbed, and a guard identifies one of the robbers.

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    Director:Tom Clegg
    Writer:Ted Childs
  2. 8.3/10(147 votes)

    #2 - Bait

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    S4:E7

    Regan is determined to nail a modern-day Bonnie and Clyde.

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  3. 8.2/10(152 votes)

    #3 - Abduction

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    S1:E13

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

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    Director:Tom Clegg
  4. 8.2/10(150 votes)

    #4 - Poppy

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    S2:E8

    Violent criminal Vic Labbett returns to England to recover the proceeds of an earlier robbery, and Regan and Carter must stop him before he can get his hands on the loot.

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    Director:Tom Clegg
  5. 8.2/10(162 votes)

    #5 - Messenger of the Gods

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    S4:E1

    Regan and Carter have a suspect in mind for the theft of a consignment of mercury, but he has an alibi.

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  6. 8.1/10(166 votes)

    #6 - Chalk and Cheese

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    S2:E1

    Giles Nunn and Carrie Selhurst are an upper crust couple who, partly for kicks and for the profits, commit highway robbery in lonely country lanes, along with the lower class boy Tommy Garret, whose dad is a friend of George Carter. Regan is on to them and Carrie gets arrested, but her unwillingness to cooperate leads to the death of the next victim.

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  8. 8.1/10(163 votes)

    #7 - Hit and Run

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    S2:E5

    A case of mistaken identity provides tragic circumstances when a hit goes wrong; Regan and Carter manage to break the hit-and-run ring, and then try to stop another accident.

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    Director:Mike Vardy
  9. 8.1/10(144 votes)

    #8 - Stay Lucky, Eh?

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    S2:E9

    Regan and Carter are on the case when a pair of robbers are themselves robbed at gunpoint.

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  10. 8.1/10(135 votes)

    #9 - Country Boy

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    S2:E12

    Regan and Carter are called in when alarm bells start ringing all over their patch. Who is setting them off - and why?

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    Director:Jim Goddard
  11. 8.1/10(152 votes)

    #10 - Thou Shalt Not Kill!

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    S2:E13

    Regan and Carter are called to a siege at a bank, where two armed robbers are holding hostages.

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  12. 8.1/10(145 votes)

    #11 - Taste of Fear

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    S3:E5

    How will new recruit Bob Hargreaves cope with an investigation into a violent burglary?

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  13. 8.0/10(153 votes)

    #12 - Golden Fleece

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    S2:E7

    Chief Inspector Haskins is framed for corruption while Regan and Carter investigate a spate of break-ins. Is there a connection ?

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  14. 8.0/10(134 votes)

    #13 - On the Run

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    S3:E13

    An armed robber is sprung from jail and comes looking for Regan.

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  15. 8.0/10(130 votes)

    #14 - Money, Money, Money

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    S4:E6

    Regan and Carter try to catch a man trying to blackmail a pools winner about the part he played in a robbery.

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  16. 7.9/10(184 votes)

    #15 - Night Out

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    S1:E6

    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.

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  17. 7.9/10(166 votes)

    #16 - The Placer

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    S1:E7

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

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    Director:Ted Childs
  18. 7.9/10(160 votes)

    #17 - Contact Breaker

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    S1:E12

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

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  19. 7.9/10(158 votes)

    #18 - Trojan Bus

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    S2:E10

    Regan and Carter investigate an art deal that is more than it seems, and ends up in a wasteground shoot out.

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    Director:Ted Childs
  20. 7.9/10(150 votes)

    #19 - Tomorrow Man

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    S3:E4

    Regan is assigned to ensure the safe shipment of a gold bullion consignment.

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  21. 7.8/10(262 votes)

    #20 - Ringer

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    S1:E1

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

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  22. 7.8/10(163 votes)

    #21 - Stoppo Driver

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    S1:E10

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

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    Director:Terry Green
  23. 7.8/10(135 votes)

    #22 - Faces

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    S2:E2

    When a gang hijack an armoured security truck, Regan, Carter and the Flying Squad set up an ambush to catch the crooks. But who's the informer ?

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  24. 7.8/10(125 votes)

    #23 - I Want the Man

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    S2:E11

    Regan's snout is abducted after passing on information about a switch of some stolen diamonds. Regan and Carter must catch the villains while protecting their source.

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    Director:Tom Clegg
  25. 7.8/10(133 votes)

    #24 - In from the Cold

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    S3:E2

    Regan and Carter go after Billy Medhurst, implicated in a robbery that resulted in a policeman being shot and crippled. But is the past clouding Regan's judgement?

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    Director:Terry Green
    Writer:Tony Hoare
  26. 7.8/10(124 votes)

    #25 - Bad Apple

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    S3:E6

    Regan and Carter go undercover to assess corruption charges made against CID officers.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Jack or Knave" is the best rated episode of "The Sweeney". It scored 8.4/10 based on 142 votes. Directed by Tom Clegg and written by Ted Childs, it aired on 12/28/1978. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Bait".