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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 Sweeney depicts the violent clashes between the Flying Squad and the deadly world of organized crime.
DI Jack Regan (John Thaw) 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), 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.
(official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Patricia Franklin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281303_6f0357.jpg)
Patricia Franklin
UK
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![Billy Murray](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/313/313159_1aa61f.jpg)
Billy Murray
UK
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![Diana Dors](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/647/161647064_5b5d55.jpg)
Diana Dors
UK
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![Nadim Sawalha](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/906/157906656_80718a.jpg)
Nadim Sawalha
Jordan
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![George Harris](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/402/402392_4f1544.jpg)
George Harris
Grenada
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![Carol Drinkwater](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/469/161469720_fc6496.jpg)
Carol Drinkwater
UK
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![Vernon Dobtcheff](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/494/494695_35970a.jpg)
Vernon Dobtcheff
France
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![Edward de Souza](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/141/158141958_350453.jpg)
Edward de Souza
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![Michael Elphick](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/785/162785469_748e2e.jpg)
Michael Elphick
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![George Cole](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/055/126/55126076_3d3d7a.jpg)
George Cole
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![Ian Hendry](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/117/160/117160102_b5f26c.jpg)
Ian Hendry
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![Roy Kinnear](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/125/158125872_70caf0.jpg)
Roy Kinnear
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![Hywel Bennett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/997/161997847_b3926a.jpg)
Hywel Bennett
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![Lesley Dunlop](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/078/158078109_51d440.jpg)
Lesley Dunlop
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![Ronald Fraser](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/126/158126142_d87370.jpg)
Ronald Fraser
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![Roger Sloman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/321/158321533_d490ee.jpg)
Roger Sloman
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![Anthony O'Donnell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/321/158321535_0d2bc9.jpg)
Anthony O'Donnell
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![Caroline Blakiston](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/538/158538480_179382.jpg)
Caroline Blakiston
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Tim Meats
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![William Morgan Sheppard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/785/162785479_4eb7ff.jpg)
William Morgan Sheppard
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