Sweeney, The Reviews

The Sweeney is a 70's coshow and at the time it was apparently seen as being ground breaking as it did not really show the police in the best of lights as they were portrayed as hard drinking womanisers who used violence to get confessions and were not beyond bending the law to get a conviction. So a bit like real life then lol. The ...  Read the complete review

Up until the time "The Sweeney" burst onto TV screens throughout Britain in 1975, the most exciting home-grown UK cop shows that viewers could look forward to were the likes of the limp and insipid "Z-Cars" and "Dixon Of Dock Green" (Evening all!) The Sweeney dispelled forever the cosy image TV portrayed of ...  Read the complete review

This was the tv cop show that broke the mould for British police drama. Pre 1975 Dixon of Dock Green set the standard, friendly bobby on the beat who always got his man. The Sweeney was hard hitting, gritty drama starring John Thaw & Dennis Waterman as two members of the Flying Squad. They broke every rule in the book. Their often ...  Read the complete review

The Sweeney was ahead of its time as far as I was concerned. The things I loved, and still do enjoying the re-runs, about it most were: That the villians often got away, or perhaps it was just that the Flying Squad didn't always get to them on time. Regan and Carter were, despite being the worst dressed law enforcement ...  Read the complete review