The Sweeney
1975-1978 | Crime | UK | Created by Ian Kennedy Martin
Overview
Jack Regan and George Carter, Flying Squad officers who kick doors first and read rights never. John Thaw and Dennis Waterman, location film, and violence that made British television grow up fast. The first British cop show shot like cinema, on film, on the streets, with flawed heroes. Shut it! Get your trousers on, you are nicked. Everything from The Bill to Line of Duty descends from it.
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