"The Sweeney is the Flying Squad. It is a name derived from Cockney rhyming slang (Sweeney Todd = Flying Squad), used by police and underworld alike to refer to this highly mobile force of top London crime-busters. The revolutionary series that introduced a new kind of police drama, The Sweeney depicts the violent clashes between the Flying Squad and the deadly world of organized crime. DI Jack Regan (John Thaw -- Inspector Morse) is the total professional, a 24-hours-a-day cop whose commitment to his job has already led to the break-up of his marriage. Regan's partner, DS George Carter (Dennis Waterman -- Minder), is a sharp, South London Cockney. Together, Regan and Carter lead a unit of skilled detectives who infiltrate and bust up London's criminal underworld. The epitome of 1970's style and attitudes, The Sweeney is action-packed with exciting car chases, fistfights, boozing, break-ins, gunfire, brash dialogue and a multitude of talented guest actors."--Container.
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ISBN:B003TNQ0HW
Physical Description:4 videodiscs (650 min.) : Dolby digital sd., col. ; 12 cm.
Publisher:Richmond Hill, Ontario :distributed under exclusive license from Fremantle Media Enterprises by BFS Entertainment & Multimedia,c2010.
General Note:
Contains all 13 episodes from the second series, which originally aired on Thames Television in 1975, plus bonus features on 4 discs.
Special features: Commentaries with the stars, writers, producer, and director ; interviews ; episode introductions by guest stars ; Wild Boys featurette.
4:3 aspect ratio.
Formatted Contents Note:
Disc 1. Chalk and cheese -- Faces -- Supersnout -- Disc 2. Big brother -- Hit and run -- Trap -- Disc 3. Golden Fleece -- Poppy -- Stay lucky, eh? -- Disc 4. Thou shalt not kill -- I want the man -- Country boy -- Trojan bus.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
An Euston Films production ; created by Ian Kennedy Martin ; directors, Tom Clegg, David Wickes, Douglas Camfield.
Participant or Performer Note:
John Thaw, Dennis Waterman and Garfield Morgan with guest stars Lesley Anne Down, Michael Robbins, Gwen Taylor, Patrick Troughton, Cheryl Kennedy, John Rhys-Davies, Peter Vaughan, Alun Armstrong, Roy Kinnear, Lynda Bellingham and more...