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The Best Episodes of The Sweeney Season 1

Every episode of The Sweeney Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Sweeney Season 1!

The Best Episodes of The Sweeney Season 1

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. Background image for Cover Story
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #1 - Cover Story

    S1:E8

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

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Ringer

    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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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Jackpot

    S1:E2

    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.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Thin Ice

    S1:E3

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

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Queen’s Pawn

    S1:E4

    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.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Jigsaw

    S1:E5

    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.

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  8. Background image for The Placer
    5.3/10(3 votes)

    #7 - The Placer

    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
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    5.0/10(3 votes)

    #8 - Night Out

    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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    #9 - Golden Boy

    S1:E9

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

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    Director:Tom Clegg
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    #10 - Stoppo Driver

    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
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    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #11 - Big Spender

    S1:E11

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

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    #12 - Contact Breaker

    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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    #13 - Abduction

    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

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Cover Story" is the best rated episode of "The Sweeney" season 1. It scored 7.5/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Douglas Camfield and written by Ranald Graham, it aired on 2/20/1975. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Ringer".