Is the Sweeney a good show?
“The Sweeney” is one of the best, if not THE best, British Television crime drama ever made. The scripts, directors, producers and not forgetting the actors are all of the highest calibre especially Messrs. Thaw & Waterman with their great characterisations of Regan & Carter.
Where was the Sweeney 2012 filmed?
The car chase scenes filmed with Top Gear were filmed on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent in Queenborough and Sheerness and the presenters and production team from Top Gear assisted with planning and filming.
Is Tom Hardy in The Sweeney?
SWEENEY TODD PRESS PACK: Cast and crew credits. Ray Winstone is Sweeney Todd. Essie Davis is Mrs Lovett. Tom Hardy is Matthew Payne.
How many episodes of Sweeney are there?
53
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How long did the Sweeney run for?
The Sweeney was the brainchild of Ian Kennedy Martin (brother of Troy, who created the long-running BBC cop show Z Cars). It ran for four series on ITV from 1975 to 1978. Two cinema spin-offs, with added sex and violence, were released towards the end of the TV run.
What car was used in The Sweeney?
Trivia (30) A red Fiat 850 Coupé car, registration UJB 92G, makes a brief Hitchcock-like appearance in many of the episodes. Usually it is parked at the side of the road as the villains or the Sweeney drive past.
Was James May in The Sweeney?
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May were credited as stunt performers.
Was June Brown in The Sweeney?
In 1950, June married actor John Garley and they were together for over seven years. June also appeared in classic cop show The Sweeney, Minder, The Bill, BBC post-apocalyptic drama Survivors, and the 1985 television adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist.
Why was The Sweeney Cancelled?
The show began after Ian Kennedy Martin wrote Regan, a very successful one-off for Thames Television, with the lead role written especially for his friend Thaw. It all came to an end in 1978 when Thaw realised there was nowhere left for the storylines to go and departed.
What does Sweeney stand for?
Flying Squad
The name “The Sweeney” is Cockney rhyming slang for “Flying Squad”: “Sweeney” is short for “Sweeney Todd”, which rhymes with “Flying Squad.” The Flying Squad is a division of the Metropolitan Police (“the Met” polices Greater London, but not “The City of London”, which has its own force.
Is the Sweeney a good movie?
The Sweeney delivers a flawed and often messy action flick that will sit well for some pretty decent action scenes but is ultimately a very forgetful movie that cancels itself out on several occasions.
Is the Sweeney remake based on a true story?
To quote The Guardian’s review: “The writer Ian Kennedy-Martin based the original television series The Sweeney on the hard-drinking escapades and questionable methods of a real-life Flying Squad copper, but this remake doesn’t feel like it’s based on anything remotely real. It doesn’t even feel like it’s based on The Sweeney.”
Who are the Sweeney Flying Squad?
Summary: Armed and dangerous, the Sweeney Flying Squad are old school cops led by legendary detective Jack Regan. With a bank heist in progress and his old enemy making a reappearance on the London crime scene, Regan will do whatever it takes to get the job done. [eOne]
