The Best Episodes of The Sweeney Season 2

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.

Director: Tom Clegg

Writer: Trevor Preston

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.

Director: Terry Green

Writer: Trevor Preston

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.

Director: Mike Vardy

Writer: Roger Marshall

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

Director: Douglas Camfield

Writer: Trevor Preston

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

Director: Douglas Camfield

Writer: Ranald Graham

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

Director: David Wickes

Writer: Roger Marshall

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

Director: Jim Goddard

Writer: Andrew Wilson

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

Director: Ted Childs

Writer: Roger Marshall

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 ?

Director: William Brayne

Writer: Murray Smith

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.

Director: Tom Clegg

Writer: Ray Jenkins

Regan loses his patience with a thug he is questioning about a wages snatch, and soon the press are sniffing round for a police brutality story.

Director: Tom Clegg

Writer: Trevor Preston

An informant of Regan’s tells him about a hijack involving a lorryload of cigarettes where he will be the look-out man. But can Regan trust his snout?

Director: Tom Clegg

Writer: Ranald Graham

Regan and Carter are confronted by a newsman with information on an unsolved robbery. And why are the pair being photographed ?

Director: Jim Goddard

Writer: Ray Jenkins