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The Sweeney is the Flying Squad. It is a name derived from Cockney rhyming slang (Sweeney Todd = Flying Squad), used by police and underworld alike to refer to this highly mobile force of top London crime-busters. The Sweeney depicts the violent clashes between the Flying Squad and the deadly world of organized crime.
DI Jack Regan (John Thaw) is the total professional, a 24-hours-a-day cop whose commitment to his job has already led to the break-up of his marriage. Regan's partner, DS George Carter (Dennis Waterman), is a sharp, South London Cockney. Together, Regan and Carter lead a unit of skilled detectives who infiltrate and bust up London's criminal underworld.
(official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Dave King
UK
Best series:
The Professionals (1977) (series)
Bergerac (1981) (series)
The Sweeney (1975) (series)
![Bart Allison](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/391/161391702_fb6273.jpg)
Bart Allison
UK
Best series:
Doctor Who (1963) (series)
Sherlock Holmes (1964) (series)
The Forsyte Saga (1967) (series)
![Russell Hunter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/392/161392281_e9a66e.jpg)
Russell Hunter
UK
Best series:
Mind Your Language (1977) (series)
Doctor Who (1963) (series)
Taggart (1983) (series)
![David Hargreaves](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/392/161392319_845d94.jpg)
David Hargreaves
UK
Best series:
All Creatures Great and Small (1978) (series)
Fleabag (2016) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
![Jack Allen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/395/161395324_17d6df.jpg)
Jack Allen
UK
Best series:
The Prisoner (1967) (series)
The Sweeney (1975) (series)
Coronation Street (1960) (series)
![Patsy Smart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/396/161396228_23b054.jpg)
Patsy Smart
UK
Best series:
Benny Hill (1962) (series)
Doctor Who (1963) (series)
The Prisoner (1967) (series)
![Derek Francis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/397/161397106_0b9c99.jpg)
Derek Francis
UK
Best series:
Doctor Who (1963) (series)
Sherlock Holmes (1964) (series)
The Forsyte Saga (1967) (series)
![Marjie Lawrence](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/399/161399031_79ea4b.jpg)
Marjie Lawrence
UK
Best series:
Benny Hill (1962) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Catweazle (1970) (series)
![George Sewell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/399/161399040_233751.jpg)
George Sewell
UK
Best series:
Doctor Who (1963) (series)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979) (series)
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969) (series)
![Michael Logan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/435/161435378_0a425e.jpg)
Michael Logan
UK
Best series:
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986) (series)
The Avengers (1961) (series)
The Winds of War (1983) (series)
Walter Henry
UK
Best series:
Are You Being Served? (1972) (series)
The Persuaders! (1971) (series)
The Saint (1962) (series)
![Barry Stanton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/437/161437645_2e7229.jpg)
Barry Stanton
Best series:
Yes, Prime Minister (1986) (series)
Doctor Who (1963) (series)
The Saint (1962) (series)
![Arthur English](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/442/161442675_ac44b0.jpg)
Arthur English
UK
Best series:
Are You Being Served? (1972) (series)
Doctor in the House (1969) (series)
Dad's Army (1968) (series)
![Michael Sheard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/441/161441404_0b0f8a.jpg)
Michael Sheard
UK
Best series:
All Creatures Great and Small (1978) (series)
Mind Your Language (1977) (series)
'Allo 'Allo! (1982) (series)
![Roger Booth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/447/161447998_66dd33.jpg)
Roger Booth
UK
Best series:
The Barchester Chronicles (1982) (series)
Capital City (1989) (series)
Cadfael (1994) (series)
![Jill Townsend](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/451/161451324_b2c032.jpg)
Jill Townsend
USA
Best series:
Space: 1999 (1975) (series)
The Sweeney (1975) (series)
Bonanza (1959) (series)
![John Cater](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/452/161452318_8c3ae7.jpg)
John Cater
UK
Best series:
I, Claudius (1976) (series)
Jeeves and Wooster (1990) (series)
John Silver's Return to Treasure Island (1986) (series)
![Ronnie Brody](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/452/161452422_5c6641.jpg)
Ronnie Brody
UK
Best series:
Benny Hill (1962) (series)
Are You Being Served? (1972) (series)
Dad's Army (1968) (series)
![Garfield Morgan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/455/161455456_b23490.jpg)
Garfield Morgan
UK
Best series:
The Persuaders! (1971) (series)
The Saint (1962) (series)
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969) (series)
![Janet Key](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/455/161455539_7c79db.jpg)
Janet Key
UK
Best series:
Taggart (1983) (series)
The Sweeney (1975) (series)
Napoleon and Love (1974) (series)