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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
![Ian Thompson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/585/158585004_6f7990.gif)
Ian Thompson
UK
Best series:
All Creatures Great and Small (1978) (series)
The Persuaders! (1971) (series)
Doctor Who (1963) (series)
Annie Lambert
Best series:
All Creatures Great and Small (1978) (series)
Doctor Who (1963) (series)
Space: 1999 (1975) (series)
![Timothy Kightley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/633/158633977_6ebb99.jpg)
Timothy Kightley
Best series:
The Storyteller (1987) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
![Kenneth Gilbert](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/088/160088253_121e07.jpg)
Kenneth Gilbert
UK
Best series:
To Play the King (1993) (series)
House of Cards (1990) (series)
Hustle (2004) (series)
Andrew Paul
UK
Best series:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Les Misérables (2018) (series)
The Day of the Triffids (1981) (series)
Martyn Whitby
UK
Best series:
Doctor Who (1963) (series)
Cadfael (1994) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Brian Poyser
UK
Best series:
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
![Carol MacReady](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/634/158634016_b910f7.jpg)
Carol MacReady
UK
Best series:
A Bit of Fry and Laurie (1987) (series)
The Vicar of Dibley (1994) (series)
Sherlock Holmes (1964) (series)
![Godfrey James](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/634/158634018_4c51dd.gif)
Godfrey James
UK
Best series:
Doctor Who (1963) (series)
Space: 1999 (1975) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Vincent Wong
Jamaica
Best series:
Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969) (series)
Mind Your Language (1977) (series)
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
![John Cording](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/673/158673982_71a562.jpg)
John Cording
UK
Best series:
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
The Professionals (1977) (series)
Da Vinci's Demons (2013) (series)
Barrie Cookson
Best series:
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
The Young Ones (1982) (series)
The Professionals (1977) (series)
![Tony Aitken](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/712/158712061_8d56f9.jpg)
Tony Aitken
UK
Best series:
Blackadder (1983) (series)
Keeping Up Appearances (1990) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Robert Putt
Best series:
The Jewel in the Crown (1984) (series)
Call the Midwife (2012) (series)
John Silver's Return to Treasure Island (1986) (series)
Geoffrey Larder
Best series:
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
The Sweeney (1975) (series)
Oliver Twist (1999) (series)
![Norman Lumsden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000407_b8c2ef.jpg)
Norman Lumsden
UK
Best series:
Jeeves and Wooster (1990) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
One Foot in the Grave (1990) (series)
![Edward Judd](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000205_557c97.gif)
Edward Judd
China
Best series:
The Professionals (1977) (series)
The New Avengers (1976) (series)
The Sweeney (1975) (series)
Harry Jones
Best series:
Robin of Sherwood (1984) (series)
Tales of the Unexpected (1979) (series)
Blakes 7 (1978) (series)
![Alan Tilvern](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/186/159186322_332b47.jpg)
Alan Tilvern
UK
Best series:
Doctor Who (1963) (series)
The Saint (1962) (series)
Dad's Army (1968) (series)
Robert Dorning
UK
Best series:
Mind Your Language (1977) (series)
Dad's Army (1968) (series)
The Professionals (1977) (series)