The Sweeney Series Four

Regan & Carter, getting Brahms, sleeping with birds, rounding up grass, and nickin' blaggers.
If you don't know your Mockney slang (Cockney rhyming slang), you might have some difficulty following one of the grittiest cop shows on either side of the Atlantic. Long before NYPD Blue was catching the attention of the FCC censors, the Sweeney (Scotland Yard's Flying Squad of plain clothes detectives) was thrust upon UK viewers in the early to mid 70's, with some harsh language, occasional topless girls, and the over the top violent antics of the fiercest cops in England.

John Thaw, as Detective Inspector Jack Regan, perfectly fills what is possibly his best known role, apart from Inspector Morse. Dennis Waterman, as Regan's partner, Sergeant George Carter, is equally talented in fisticuffs, which would come in handy in Waterman's next series Minder, playing bodyguard for hire Terry McCann, which would be his best known role.

Regan often twisted the rules of the law to apprehend his criminals, usually convincing the apprehensive Carter to help. Regan was...

The Sweeney, the BEST!
Classic cult mold breaking awesome British cop show from the 70's. Harsh, gritty, realistic and engaging. THOROUGHLY recommend it to anyone who likes 'cop shows'.

Well Made Action Series!
After being introduced to John Thaw and Dennis Waterman in later, more recent series, this series has been really great. the quality of the restoration is excellent, it is interesting to see familiar faces as guests and it is as exciting as movies of the period. There is really no period US series to compare it to, and our series appear as mere stereotypes in comparison. I seldom buy recorded DVD's, This is an exception.

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