The Best Episodes of The Sweeney Season 4

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.2/10(166 votes)

   #1 - Messenger of the Gods

   S4:E19/7/1978

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

   Director:Terry Green

   Writer:Trevor Preston

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   Director:Terry Green

   Writer:Trevor Preston
2. 

   7.8/10(147 votes)

   #2 - Hard Men

   S4:E29/14/1978

   Regan and Carter are reluctantly teamed up with a Scottish officer.

   Director:Graham Baker

   Writer:Troy Kennedy Martin

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   Director:Graham Baker

   Writer:Troy Kennedy Martin
3. 

   7.3/10(121 votes)

   #3 - Drag Act

   S4:E39/21/1978

   The Sweeney get incorrect information from informants, allowing a gang of villains to make off with some contraband alcohol.

   Director:Tom Clegg

   Writer:Ted Childs

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   Director:Tom Clegg

   Writer:Ted Childs
4. 

   7.5/10(128 votes)

   #4 - Trust Red

   S4:E49/28/1978

   After a criminal dies during a robbery, Regan and Carter can find no leads.

   Director:Douglas Camfield

   Writer:Richard Harris

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   Director:Douglas Camfield

   Writer:Richard Harris
5. 

   7.7/10(127 votes)

   #5 - Nightmare

   S4:E510/5/1978

   Regan's girlfriend has a nightmare that has similarities to a deadly incident.

   Director:David Wickes

   Writer:Ranald Graham

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   Director:David Wickes

   Writer:Ranald Graham
6. 

   7.9/10(136 votes)

   #6 - Money, Money, Money

   S4:E610/12/1978

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

   Director:Sid Roberson

   Writer:Trevor Preston

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   Director:Sid Roberson

   Writer:Trevor Preston
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7. 

   8.3/10(152 votes)

   #7 - Bait

   S4:E710/19/1978

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

   Director:Sid Roberson

   Writer:Trevor Preston

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   Director:Sid Roberson

   Writer:Trevor Preston
8. 

   7.7/10(135 votes)

   #8 - The Bigger They Are

   S4:E810/26/1978

   Regan discovers that successful people will stop at nothing to keep skeletons buried.

   Director:Mike Vardy

   Writer:Tony Hoare

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   Director:Mike Vardy

   Writer:Tony Hoare
9. 

   7.4/10(119 votes)

   #9 - Feet of Clay

   S4:E911/2/1978

   Regan is asked to help a criminal from his past, whose son has been kidnapped.

   Director:Chris Burt

   Writer:Roger Marshall

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   Director:Chris Burt

   Writer:Roger Marshall
10. 

    7.8/10(135 votes)

    #10 - One of Your Own

    S4:E1011/9/1978

    Carter winds up behind bars in an attempt to solve a jewellery robbery.

    Director:Christopher Menaul

    Writer:Tony Hoare

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    Director:Christopher Menaul

    Writer:Tony Hoare
11. 

    6.9/10(149 votes)

    #11 - Hearts and Minds

    S4:E1111/23/1978

    Regan and Carter get caught up in a plot to prevent a foreign head of state from getting his hands on an experimental drug to treat his heart condition.

    Director:Mike Vardy

    Writers:Donald Churchill, Ted Childs

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    Director:Mike Vardy

    Writers:Donald Churchill, Ted Childs
12. 

    7.2/10(122 votes)

    #12 - Latin Lady

    S4:E1211/30/1978

    A rich gynaecologist is attacked by a gang of villains who rob him of his suitcase.

    Director:Peter Smith

    Writer:Ted Childs

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    Director:Peter Smith

    Writer:Ted Childs
13. 

    7.7/10(124 votes)

    #13 - Victims

    S4:E1312/14/1978

    Carter discovers that an informant was involved in the shooting of a colleague.

    Director:Ben Bolt

    Writer:Roger Marshall

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    Director:Ben Bolt

    Writer:Roger Marshall
14. 

    8.4/10(148 votes)

    #14 - Jack or Knave

    S4:E1412/28/1978

    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.

    Director:Tom Clegg

    Writer:Ted Childs

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    Director:Tom Clegg

    Writer:Ted Childs