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The Worst Episodes of The Sweeney

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. Background image for Golden Boy
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    #1 - Golden Boy

    S1:E9

    When seedy informant Harry Fuller is spotted by Regan in a pub flush with money, he knows something is up and interrogates Harry.

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    Director:Tom Clegg
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    #2 - Stoppo Driver

    S1:E10

    After their own getaway driver is killed fleeing police, a gang blackmails a young policeman into being their driver by kidnapping his bride.

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    Director:Terry Green
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    #3 - Big Spender

    S1:E11

    The Smith Brothers, a vicious group of mobsters, abandon their usual strong-arm tactics to run a parking ticket scam at a car park.

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    #4 - Contact Breaker

    S1:E12

    After Danny Keever, a convict on weekend release and due for parole, is framed in a bank robbery, Regan works to clear him.

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    #5 - Abduction

    S1:E13

    After Regan gets a tip about an upcoming robbery from a trusted informant, the gang kidnaps his daughter to blackmail him into inaction.

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    Director:Tom Clegg
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    #6 - In from the Cold

    S3:E2

    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?

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    Director:Terry Green
    Writer:Tony Hoare
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    #7 - Bad Apple

    S3:E6

    Regan and Carter go undercover to assess corruption charges made against CID officers.

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    #8 - May

    S3:E7

    Regan tries to help out the son of a friend when the lad is implicated in an assault.

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    Director:Tom Clegg
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    #9 - Feet of Clay

    S4:E9

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

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    Director:Chris Burt
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    #10 - One of Your Own

    S4:E10

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

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    #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.

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    #12 - Latin Lady

    S4:E12

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

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    Director:Peter Smith
    Writer:Ted Childs
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    #13 - Victims

    S4:E13

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

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    Director:Ben Bolt
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    #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.

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    Director:Tom Clegg
    Writer:Ted Childs
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    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - The Bigger They Are

    S4:E8

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

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    Director:Mike Vardy
    Writer:Tony Hoare
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    5.0/10(3 votes)

    #16 - Night Out

    S1:E6

    When the Superintendent finds out that there is a bank robbery in progress on a Saturday afternoon, he assigns Regan to visit an old girlfriend whose apartment is adjacent.

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    5.3/10(3 votes)

    #17 - The Placer

    S1:E7

    Regan adopts a new identity as an ex-con and goes undercover as a truck driver to expose a hijacking ring.

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    Director:Ted Childs
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    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Nightmare

    S4:E5

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

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Jackpot

    S1:E2

    Regan’s flying squad falls under suspicion after they apprehend a gang of hijackers, but a bag with 35,000 pounds in it has somehow disappeared.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Thin Ice

    S1:E3

    Regan clashes with an arrogant police superintendent when a crime kingpin is allowed to leave the country and go to France.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Queen’s Pawn

    S1:E4

    After a high-powered lawyer gets three petty thugs off on a murder charge, Regan is authorized to use whatever means necessary to bring the hoodlums in.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Jigsaw

    S1:E5

    Regan is convinced that Eddie Boyse, a recently released career criminal, is responsible for a robbery, but Boyse was with Regan when the crime occurred.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Visiting Fireman

    S3:E3

    Regan gets involved in a secret government deal, thanks to Shebbeq, a Turkish cop.

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Taste of Fear

    S3:E5

    How will new recruit Bob Hargreaves cope with an investigation into a violent burglary?

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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Sweet Smell of Succession

    S3:E8

    Regan gets involved in gangland warfare following the death of one of London’s leading villains.

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    Writer:Peter Hill

Worst Episodes Summary

"Golden Boy" is the worst rated episode of "The Sweeney". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Tom Clegg and written by Martin Hall, it aired on 2/27/1975. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Stoppo Driver".