Sweeney 2 (1978)

Director:

Tom Clegg

Writers:

Troy Kennedy-Martin (writer)
Ian Kennedy Martin (TV series The Sweeney)

Release Date:

April 1978 (UK)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

They're back - tougher than ever!

Plot:

Second cinematic spin-off from the popular 70's police series. Regan & Carter head a Flying Squad investigation into a series of bank raids by a team of well-armed villains who are flying in from the continent. |

Plot Keywords:

Based On TV Series | Sergeant | Sequel | Independent Film

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

John Thaw	...	Det. Insp. Jack Regan
Dennis Waterman	...	Det. Sgt. George Carter
Denholm Elliott	...	Jupp
Ken Hutchison	...	Hill
Anna Gaël	...	Mrs. Hill (as Anna Gael)
Barry Stanton	...	Big John
John Flanagan	...	Willard
David Casey	...	Goodyear
Derrick O'Connor	...	Llewellyn
John Alkin	...	Det. Sgt. Tom Daniels
James Warrior	...	Det. Con. Jellyneck
Guy Standeven	...	Logan - Bank Manager
Brian Gwaspari	...	White
Frederick Treves	...	McKyle
Johnny Shannon	...	Harry - Villain

Also Known As:

Sweeney Two (UK) (alternative title)

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Norway:16 (theatrical rating) | UK:18 (video rating) | UK:AA (original rating) | Iceland:16 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

20 Perham Road, Earl's Court, London, England, UK

Company:

Euston Films

Goofs:

Continuity: When Regan is talking to the telephone operator in the hotel where the bomb is being defused, one shot shows the mouthpiece of the operator's headset pointing correctly towards her mouth. However in the next shot from the opposite side, the mouthpiece is pointing in the wrong direction, away from her mouth.

Quotes:

[to relieve the boredom during a stakeout, Llewellyn is watching busty young women walk past]
Llewellyn: Oooh. Look at that. Shouldn't be allowed. Fancy showing out in weather like this. Look, there's another one. Why does her mum give her a raincoat?
Det. Insp. Jack Regan: Why don't you belt up?
Llewellyn: It's a combination of nerves and smoking too much - I get this hard-on like a milk-bottle.

Movie Connections:

References All the President's Men (1976)

Awful

I am a huge fan of The Sweeney series and also quite liked the first film. But this one is absolutely awful. First of all, there is virtually no story. The characters that made the TV series so enjoyable are just not there. Secondly, there are huge holes in the plot. Even in the times before luggage was routinely x-rayed, luggage was checked on a random basis, so bringing guns in and out of the country would have been a dangerous thing to do. And why do violent criminals allow petty fraudsters to screw them over bills? Regan and Carter are not at their best. In this film, they come across as louts and particularly Regan as downright Sleazy. The violence is pretty over the top and basically a substitute for a decent story.