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2 January 1975 (UK)
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British police series which revolutionised the genre on UK television in the mid 1970s. Jack Regan (see...
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2 nominations
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Maureen Lipman: 'I took Lsd'
(From digitalspy. 24 November 2008, 2:48 PM, PST)
Ray Winstone plunges into 'Darkness'
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(From digitalspy. 24 November 2008, 2:48 PM, PST)
Ray Winstone plunges into 'Darkness'
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(Series Cast Summary - 4 of 36) | John Thaw | ... | Det. Insp. Jack Regan (53 episodes, 1975-1978) |
| Dennis Waterman | ... | Det. Sgt. George Carter (53 episodes, 1975-1978) |
| Tony Allen | ... | Bill the Driver (39 episodes, 1975-1978) |
| Garfield Morgan | ... | Det. Chief Insp. Frank Haskins (37 episodes, 1975-1978) |
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60 min (53 episodes)
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Two different arrangements of the title music were used. During the opening titles, the music was fast, urgent and dynamic. During the end credits it was slow, languorous and reflective.
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Referenced in The 100 Greatest Kids TV Shows (2001) (TV)
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Ian and Troy Kennedy-Martin were the brothers who revolutionised crime drama on British TV in the 1970s. While Troy was a far more political animal, Ian concentrated on commercial TV.
However, that doesn't make The Sweeney any less authentic. In fact, many ex-Flying Squad officers have commented on its authenticity, helped by the fact that the producers used to pay real policeman in used fivers as 'technical advisors'.
The Sweeney represents Scotland Yard's first proper attempt to stem the rise of violent robberies following the oil crisis and economic slump of the 1970s. It represents the time before the Police And Criminal Evidence Acts changed the face of policing for ever in Britain - a far more free-wheeling, corruption laden time.
Policing is shown as hard, tedious work where moral dilemmas must be confronted all the time and there are no sudden leaps in detection, just stress and danger.
Particularly impressive in the Sweeney are the number of times that firearms are used - this was really true in the Flying Squad - even back in the good old days...