The Sweeney

This action series, based on the work of Scotland Yard's 'Flying Squad', was developed from the "Armchair Cinema" presentation "Regan". The series title is derived from the cockney rhyming-slang - "Sweeney Todd" = "Flying Squad".

The Sweeney - in a tight spot

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Episode List...

	Prog.	Episode Title	Written by	Directed by	First Broadcast
Series 1	1	Ringer	Trevor Preston	Terry Green	2 January 1975
	2	Jackpot	Tony Marsh	Tom Clegg	9 January 1975
	3	Thin Ice	Troy Kennedy Martin	Tom Clegg	16 January 1975
	4	Queen's Pawn	Ranald Graham	Viktors Ritelis	23 January 1975
	5	Jigsaw	Tudor Gates	William Brayne	30 January 1975
	6	Night Out	Troy Kennedy Martin	David Wickes	6 February 1975
	7	The Placer	Trevor Preston	Ted Childs	13 February 1975
	8	Cover Story	Ranald Graham	Douglas Camfield	20 February 1975
	9	Golden Boy	Martin Hall	Tom Clegg	27 February 1975
	10	Stoppo Driver	Allan Prior	Terry Green	6 March 1975
	11	Big Spender	Allan Prior	Viktors Ritelis	13 March 1975
	12	Contact Breaker	Robert Banks Stewart	William Brayne	20 March 1975
	13	Abduction	Trevor Preston	Tom Clegg	27 March 1975
Series 2	14	Chalk and Cheese	Trevor Preston	Terry Green	1 September 1975
	15	Faces	Murray Smith	William Brayne	8 September 1975
	16	Supersnout	Ranald Graham	Tom Clegg	15 September 1975
	17	Big Brother	Trevor Preston	Tom Clegg	22 September 1975
	18	Hit and Run	Roger Marshall	Mike Vardy	29 September 1975
	19	Trap	Ray Jenkins	Jim Goddard	6 October 1975
	20	Golden Fleece	Roger Marshall	David Wickes	13 October 1975
	21	Poppy	Trevor Preston	Tom Clegg	20 October 1975
	22	Stay Lucky, Eh?	Trevor Preston	Douglas Camfield	27 October 1975
	23	Trojan Bus	Roger Marshall	Ted Childs	3 November 1975
	24	I Want the Man	Ray Jenkins	Tom Clegg	10 November 1975
	25	Country Boy	Andrew Wilson	Jim Goddard	17 November 1975
	26	Thou Shalt Not Kill	Ranald Graham	Douglas Camfield	24 November 1975
Series 3	27	Selected Target	Troy Kennedy Martin	Tom Clegg	6 September 1976
	28	In from the Cold	Tony Hoare	Terry Green	13 September 1976
	29	Visiting Fireman	Troy Kennedy Martin	Tom Clegg	20 September 1976
	30	Tommorow Man	Andrew Wilson	David Wickes	27 September 1976
	31	Taste of Fear	Roger Marshall	David Wickes	4 October 1976
	32	Bad Apple	Roger Marshall	Douglas Camfield	11 October 1976
	33	May	Trevor Preston	Tom Clegg	25 October 1976
	34	Sweet Smell of Succession	Peter Hill	William Brayne	8 November 1976
	35	Down to You Brother	Richard Harris	Chris Menaul	22 November 1976
	36	Payoff	Peter J Hammond	Douglas Camfield	29 November 1976
	37	Loving Arms	Robert Wales	Tom Clegg	6 December 1976
	38	Lady Luck	Ranald Graham	Mike Vardy	13 December 1976
	39	On the Run	Roger Marshall	David Wickes	29 December 1976
Series 4	40	Messenger of the Gods	Trevor Preston	Terry Green	7 September 1978
	41	Hard Men	Troy Kennedy Martin	Graham Baker	14 September 1978
	42	Drag Act	Ted Childs	Tom Clegg	21 September 1978
	43	Trust Red	Richard Harris	Douglas Camfield	28 September 1978
	44	Nightmare	Ranald Graham	David Wickes	5 October 1978
	45	Money, Money, Money	Trevor Preston	Sid Roberson	12 October 1978
	46	Bait	Trevor Preston	Sid Roberson	19 October 1978
	47	The Bigger they Are	Tony Hoare	Mike Vardy	26 October 1978
	48	Feet of Clay	Roger Marshall	Chris Burt	2 November 1978
	49	One of Your Own	Tony Hoare	Chris Menaul	9 November 1978
	50	Hearts and Minds	Donald Churchill & Ted Childs	Mike Vardy	23 November 1978
	51	Latin Lady	Ted Childs	Peter Smith	30 November 1978
	52	Victims	Roger Marshall	Ben Bolt	14 December 1978
	53	Jack or Knave	Ted Childs	Tom Clegg	28 December 1978

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