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The Best Episodes of The Sweeney Season 4

Every episode of The Sweeney Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Sweeney Season 4!

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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.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Sweeney Season 4 Episode 1 - Messenger of the Gods
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Messenger of the Gods

    S4:E1

    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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  2. The Sweeney Season 4 Episode 2 - Hard Men
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Hard Men

    S4:E2

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

    Director:Graham Baker
    Writer:Troy Kennedy Martin

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  3. The Sweeney Season 4 Episode 3 - Drag Act
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Drag Act

    S4:E3

    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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  4. The Sweeney Season 4 Episode 4 - Trust Red
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Trust Red

    S4:E4

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

    Director:Douglas Camfield
    Writer:Richard Harris

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  5. The Sweeney Season 4 Episode 5 - Nightmare
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Nightmare

    S4:E5

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

    Director:David Wickes
    Writer:Ranald Graham

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  6. The Sweeney Season 4 Episode 6 - Money, Money, Money
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Money, Money, Money

    S4:E6

    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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  7. The Sweeney Season 4 Episode 7 - Bait
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Bait

    S4:E7

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

    Director:Sid Roberson
    Writer:Trevor Preston

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  8. The Sweeney Season 4 Episode 8 - The Bigger They Are
    1.0/10(2 votes)

    #8 - The Bigger They Are

    S4:E8

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

    Director:Mike Vardy
    Writer:Tony Hoare

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  9. The Sweeney Season 4 Episode 9 - Feet of Clay
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - Feet of Clay

    S4:E9

    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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  10. The Sweeney Season 4 Episode 10 - One of Your Own
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - One of Your Own

    S4:E10

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

    Director:Christopher Menaul
    Writer:Tony Hoare

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  11. The Sweeney Season 4 Episode 11 - Hearts and Minds
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - Hearts and Minds

    S4:E11

    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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  12. The Sweeney Season 4 Episode 12 - Latin Lady
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Latin Lady

    S4:E12

    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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  13. The Sweeney Season 4 Episode 13 - Victims
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - Victims

    S4:E13

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

    Director:Ben Bolt
    Writer:Roger Marshall

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  14. The Sweeney Season 4 Episode 14 - Jack or Knave
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - Jack or Knave

    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.

    Director:Tom Clegg
    Writer:Ted Childs

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Messenger of the Gods" is the best rated episode of "The Sweeney" season 4. It scored 7/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Terry Green and written by Trevor Preston, it aired on 9/7/1978. This episode is rated 2.0 points higher than the second-best, "Hard Men".