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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.
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Cast
![John Thaw](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280951_5ab2e2.jpg)
John Thaw
UK
Best series:
The Sweeney (1975) (series)
Inspector Morse (1987) (series)
![Dennis Waterman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/391/161391534_b42d13.jpg)
Dennis Waterman
UK
Best series:
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996) (series)
Murder in Mind (2001) (series)
Canterbury Tales (2003) (series)
![Peter Wight](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281278_f02ee2.jpg)
Peter Wight
UK
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The Crown (2016) (series)
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![Patrick Malahide](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/313/159313828_80d847.jpg)
Patrick Malahide
UK
Best series:
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Kathleen St. John
UK
Best series:
Blackadder (1983) (series)
The Sweeney (1975) (series)
![Michael Ripper](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/225/158225611_1339e9.jpg)
Michael Ripper
UK
Best series:
Jeeves and Wooster (1990) (series)
The Saint (1962) (series)
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969) (series)
![Nick Brimble](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272741_1095fd.jpg)
Nick Brimble
UK
Best series:
To Play the King (1993) (series)
House of Cards (1990) (series)
John Silver's Return to Treasure Island (1986) (series)
![Brian Blessed](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268917_6831e6.jpg)
Brian Blessed
UK
Best series:
I, Claudius (1976) (series)
Blackadder (1983) (series)
Gumball (2011) (series)
Paul Jones
UK
Best series:
Space: 1999 (1975) (series)
The Sweeney (1975) (series)
![Alex Norton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/616/161616175_5a8594.jpg)
Alex Norton
UK
Best series:
Blackadder (1983) (series)
Good Omens (2019) (series)
Shetland (2013) (series)
![Cheryl Campbell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279202_1545ca.jpg)
Cheryl Campbell
UK
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Call the Midwife (2012) (series)
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![Michael Coles](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/530/161530130_79613c.jpg)
Michael Coles
UK
Best series:
The Saint (1962) (series)
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969) (series)
The Professionals (1977) (series)
Nina Thomas
Best series:
Doctor Who (1963) (series)
The Sweeney (1975) (series)
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Sara Clee
Best series:
Sherlock Holmes (1964) (series)
The Sweeney (1975) (series)
The Bill (1984) (series)
Johnny Shannon
UK
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Tales of the Unexpected (1979) (series)
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Joan Scott
Best series:
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The Sweeney (1975) (series)
Emmerdale Farm (1972) (series)
Alan Lake
UK
Best series:
Doctor Who (1963) (series)
The Saint (1962) (series)
Blakes 7 (1978) (series)
![Richard Wilson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/343/163343024_d87cdd.png)
Richard Wilson
UK
Best series:
Mr. Bean (1990) (series)
The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
Father Ted (1995) (series)
![Margaret Nolan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/906/157906654_9baf2e.jpg)
Margaret Nolan
UK
Best series:
The Persuaders! (1971) (series)
The Saint (1962) (series)
Brideshead Revisited (1981) (series)
![Eric Mason](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281297_fdfaa1.jpg)
Eric Mason
USA
Best series:
Doctor Who (1963) (series)
The Saint (1962) (series)
Bergerac (1981) (series)