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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!

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 4 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "The Sweeney" season 4 is "Messenger of the Gods", rated 8.2/10 from 150 user votes. It was directed by Terry Green and written by Trevor Preston. "Messenger of the Gods" aired on 9/7/1978 and is rated 0.5 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Hard Men".

  • Messenger of the Gods
    8.2/10 150 votes

    #1 - Messenger of the Gods

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/7/1978

    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

  • Hard Men
    7.7/10 135 votes

    #2 - Hard Men

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/14/1978

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

    Director: Graham Baker

    Writer: Troy Kennedy Martin

  • Drag Act
    7.2/10 108 votes

    #3 - Drag Act

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 9/21/1978

    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

  • Trust Red
    7.5/10 118 votes

    #4 - Trust Red

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 9/28/1978

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

    Director: Douglas Camfield

    Writer: Richard Harris

  • Nightmare
    7.7/10 117 votes

    #5 - Nightmare

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/5/1978

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

    Director: David Wickes

    Writer: Ranald Graham

  • Money, Money, Money
    8.0/10 122 votes

    #6 - Money, Money, Money

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/12/1978

    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

  • Bait
    8.3/10 138 votes

    #7 - Bait

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 10/19/1978

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

    Director: Sid Roberson

    Writer: Trevor Preston

  • The Bigger They Are
    7.6/10 121 votes

    #8 - The Bigger They Are

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 10/26/1978

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

    Director: Mike Vardy

    Writer: Tony Hoare

  • Feet of Clay
    7.5/10 107 votes

    #9 - Feet of Clay

    Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/2/1978

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

    Director: Chris Burt

    Writer: Roger Marshall

  • One of Your Own
    7.8/10 122 votes

    #10 - One of Your Own

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 11/9/1978

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

    Director: Christopher Menaul

    Writer: Tony Hoare

  • Hearts and Minds
    6.8/10 140 votes

    #11 - Hearts and Minds

    Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 11/23/1978

    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

    Writer: Ted Childs, Donald Churchill

  • Latin Lady
    7.2/10 113 votes

    #12 - Latin Lady

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 11/30/1978

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

    Director: Peter Smith

    Writer: Ted Childs

  • Victims
    7.7/10 110 votes

    #13 - Victims

    Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 12/14/1978

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

    Director: Ben Bolt

    Writer: Roger Marshall

  • Jack or Knave
    8.4/10 137 votes

    #14 - Jack or Knave

    Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 12/28/1978

    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