The Sweeney: Season 1
Episode Guide
Season 1 Progress Shield
Ringer
Jan 2, 1975
After Regan’s car is stolen with invaluable surveillance photos from a stakeout, the thief gives a heads-up to Sweeney’s target.
Jackpot
Jan 9, 1975
Regan’s flying squad falls under suspicion after they apprehend a gang of hijackers, but a bag with 35,000 pounds in it has somehow disappeared.
Thin Ice
Jan 16, 1975
Regan clashes with an arrogant police superintendent when a crime kingpin is allowed to leave the country and go to France.
Queen’s Pawn
Jan 23, 1975
After a high-powered lawyer gets three petty thugs off on a murder charge, Regan is authorized to use whatever means necessary to bring the hoodlums in.
Jigsaw
Jan 30, 1975
Regan is convinced that Eddie Boyse, a recently released career criminal, is responsible for a robbery, but Boyse was with Regan when the crime occurred.
Night Out
Feb 6, 1975
When the Superintendent finds out that there is a bank robbery in progress on a Saturday afternoon, he assigns Regan to visit an old girlfriend whose apartment is adjacent.
The Placer
Feb 13, 1975
Regan adopts a new identity as an ex-con and goes undercover as a truck driver to expose a hijacking ring.
Cover Story
Feb 20, 1975
It’s unclear whether a beautiful crime reporter is involved with a criminal gang or just a catspaw.
Golden Boy
Feb 27, 1975
When seedy informant Harry Fuller is spotted by Regan in a pub flush with money, he knows something is up and interrogates Harry.
Stoppo Driver
Mar 6, 1975
After their own getaway driver is killed fleeing police, a gang blackmails a young policeman into being their driver by kidnapping his bride.
Big Spender
Mar 13, 1975
The Smith Brothers, a vicious group of mobsters, abandon their usual strong-arm tactics to run a parking ticket scam at a car park.
Contact Breaker
Mar 20, 1975
After Danny Keever, a convict on weekend release and due for parole, is framed in a bank robbery, Regan works to clear him.
Abduction
Mar 27, 1975
After Regan gets a tip about an upcoming robbery from a trusted informant, the gang kidnaps his daughter to blackmail him into inaction.