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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. 6.9/10(147 votes)

    #1 - 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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  2. 7.0/10(161 votes)

    #2 - Cover Story

    S1:E8

    It’s unclear whether a beautiful crime reporter is involved with a criminal gang or just a catspaw.

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  3. 7.1/10(184 votes)

    #3 - 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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  4. 7.2/10(130 votes)

    #4 - Trap

    S2:E6

    Regan and Carter are confronted by a newsman with information on an unsolved robbery. And why are the pair being photographed ?

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    Director:Jim Goddard
  5. 7.2/10(118 votes)

    #5 - 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
  6. 7.3/10(134 votes)

    #6 - 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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  8. 7.3/10(116 votes)

    #7 - Drag Act

    S4:E3

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

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    Director:Tom Clegg
    Writer:Ted Childs
  9. 7.4/10(169 votes)

    #8 - 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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  10. 7.4/10(151 votes)

    #9 - 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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  11. 7.4/10(148 votes)

    #10 - Supersnout

    S2:E3

    An informant of Regan’s tells him about a hijack involving a lorryload of cigarettes where he will be the look-out man. But can Regan trust his snout?

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    Director:Tom Clegg
  12. 7.4/10(125 votes)

    #11 - Visiting Fireman

    S3:E3

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

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  13. 7.4/10(115 votes)

    #12 - 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
  14. 7.5/10(187 votes)

    #13 - 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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  15. 7.5/10(151 votes)

    #14 - 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
  16. 7.5/10(125 votes)

    #15 - Trust Red

    S4:E4

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

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  17. 7.6/10(142 votes)

    #16 - Selected Target

    S3:E1

    While in prison, inmates Titus Oates and Colly Kibber plan a robbery.

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  18. 7.6/10(123 votes)

    #17 - Lady Luck

    S3:E12

    Regan knows the identity of a robber, but has a difficult time proving his guilt.

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    Director:Mike Vardy
  19. 7.7/10(182 votes)

    #18 - 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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  20. 7.7/10(132 votes)

    #19 - Big Brother

    S2:E4

    Regan loses his patience with a thug he is questioning about a wages snatch, and soon the press are sniffing round for a police brutality story.

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    Director:Tom Clegg
  21. 7.7/10(125 votes)

    #20 - Down to You, Brother

    S3:E9

    Regan is fitted up by an ex-con to get his daughter's dodgy boyfriend out of the picture.

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  22. 7.7/10(124 votes)

    #21 - Nightmare

    S4:E5

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

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  23. 7.7/10(130 votes)

    #22 - 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
  24. 7.7/10(117 votes)

    #23 - Victims

    S4:E13

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

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    Director:Ben Bolt
  25. 7.8/10(263 votes)

    #24 - Ringer

    S1:E1

    After Regan’s car is stolen with invaluable surveillance photos from a stakeout, the thief gives a heads-up to Sweeney’s target.

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  26. 7.8/10(164 votes)

    #25 - 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

Worst Episodes Summary

"Hearts and Minds" is the worst rated episode of "The Sweeney". It scored 6.9/10 based on 147 votes. Directed by Mike Vardy and written by Ted Childs, Donald Churchill, it aired on 11/23/1978. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Cover Story".