7.6/10136 votes#1 - Selected Target
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/6/1976
While in prison, inmates Titus Oates and Colly Kibber plan a robbery.
Director: Tom Clegg
Writer: Troy Kennedy Martin
7.8/10131 votes#2 - In from the Cold
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/13/1976
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?
Director: Terry Green
Writer: Tony Hoare
7.3/10120 votes#3 - Visiting Fireman
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 9/20/1976
Regan gets involved in a secret government deal, thanks to Shebbeq, a Turkish cop.
Director: Tom Clegg
Writer: Troy Kennedy Martin
7.9/10144 votes#4 - Tomorrow Man
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 9/27/1976
Regan is assigned to ensure the safe shipment of a gold bullion consignment.
Director: David Wickes
Writer: Andrew Wilson
8.1/10141 votes#5 - Taste of Fear
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/4/1976
How will new recruit Bob Hargreaves cope with an investigation into a violent burglary?
Director: David Wickes
Writer: Roger Marshall
7.8/10120 votes#6 - Bad Apple
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/11/1976
Regan and Carter go undercover to assess corruption charges made against CID officers.
Director: Douglas Camfield
Writer: Roger Marshall
7.3/10126 votes#7 - May
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 10/25/1976
Regan tries to help out the son of a friend when the lad is implicated in an assault.
Director: Tom Clegg
Writer: Trevor Preston
7.8/10132 votes#8 - Sweet Smell of Succession
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/8/1976
Regan gets involved in gangland warfare following the death of one of London’s leading villains.
Director: William Brayne
Writer: Peter Hill
7.7/10118 votes#9 - Down to You, Brother
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/22/1976
Regan is fitted up by an ex-con to get his daughter's dodgy boyfriend out of the picture.
Director: Christopher Menaul
Writer: Richard Harris
7.8/10119 votes#10 - Pay Off
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 11/29/1976
Carter's girlfriend asks him to find a missing villain, but Regan is suspicious.
Director: Douglas Camfield
Writer: Peter J. Hammond
7.8/10124 votes#11 - Loving Arms
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 12/6/1976
Regan must find the source of illegal guns that are flooding the market.
Director: Tom Clegg
Writer: Robert Wales
7.6/10118 votes#12 - Lady Luck
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 12/13/1976
Regan knows the identity of a robber, but has a difficult time proving his guilt.
Director: Mike Vardy
Writer: Ranald Graham
8.0/10129 votes#13 - On the Run
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 12/20/1976
An armed robber is sprung from jail and comes looking for Regan.
Director: David Wickes
Writer: Roger Marshall
The Best Episodes of The Sweeney Season 3
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Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue criminals with the help of his partner, George Carter.
Genres:Action & AdventureDramaCrime
Network:ITV1
Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Selected Target" is the best rated episode of "The Sweeney" season 3. It scored 7.6/10 based on 136 votes. Directed by Tom Clegg and written by Troy Kennedy Martin, it aired on 9/6/1976. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "In from the Cold".