The Sweeney
The Sweeney is violent crime in London, a branch of the Metropolitan Police specialising in tackling robbery and really a 1970s television police drama emphasizing two members of the Flying Squad. The programme's title derives from Sweeney Todd, which can be Cockney rhyming slang for"Flying Squad".
Thames Television's film branch, Euston Films taken on 16mm film the plan. It aired on ITV between two January 1975 and 28 December 1978 at the 9-10pm weekday slot with showings at exactly the identical time until 1980s. It starred John Thaw as Detective Inspector Jack Regan, and Dennis Waterman as his partner Detective Sergeant George Carter. Such has been its popularity at the UK that it spawned two theatrically released feature picture spinoffs, Sweeney! and Sweeney 2.
The show aired to its Flying Squad that was real-life. At the late 1970 s , the Flying Squad was censured to be involved with police corruption, bribery and close links with the criminal fraternity. Unlike the high standards seen from the literary Sweeney, the actual commander of the Flying Squad, Detective Chief Superintendent Kenneth Drury was convicted of five counts of corruption and jailed for eight years on 7 July 1977. An internal investigation, called Operation Countryman, was launched to stamp out more corruption. There were A 1-2 officers detained and many more resigned.
Released: 1975-01-02
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