Series Directed by. There is a very slight edge of insanity to her and a streak of The same few cars would be used and re-used, crashed, fixed up, and resprayed numerous times. in 1977 and Sweeney 2 in 1978. The university branch of the National Mercian Bank is robbed. The Sweeney is a 1970s British television police drama focusing on two members of the Flying Squad, a branch of the Metropolitan Police specialising in tackling armed robbery and violent crime in London. Eliot later used Sweeney in poems like Sweeney Among the Nightingales and Mr. Bernardini added that this wasnt normal. Using film also allowed directors to feature many more action sequences. 2023 TV GUIDE, A FANDOM COMPANY. Full cast!!! Directors Tom Clegg, Terry Green, Douglas Camfield, David Wickes, Mike Vardy and William Brayne were among the group of "guerrilla filmmakers" that realised the episodes. He invariably calls Carter and the other Squad members by their first names, or occasionally nicknames. Only the brand name has been retained."[16]. The relationship between Squad officers is largely informal. Tom Clegg. "Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show" 1976 sketch. Detective Inspector Jack Regan endangers an operation, and loses his girlfriend's car. In fact, Regan's "Guv'nor", Superintendent Haskins, felt Carter should be reassigned because Regan was a bad influence on him. Technical Specs, See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro, (idea and original script) (uncredited) (1 episode, 1975), associate producer / producer (54 episodes, 1974-1978), executive producer (54 episodes, 1974-1978), hair stylist / hairdresser (25 episodes, 1974-1975), production manager (35 episodes, 1974-1976), production supervisor / production manager (19 episodes, 1976-1978), assistant director (15 episodes, 1976-1978), assistant director (13 episodes, 1975-1976), assistant director (3 episodes, 1974-1975), third assistant director (unknown episodes), third assistant director (uncredited) (2 episodes, 1978), assistant art director (32 episodes, 1975-1976), assistant art director / art director assistant (7 episodes, 1974-1975), sound mixer / sound mix (46 episodes, 1974-1978), dubbing editor / dubbing mixer / sound editor (28 episodes, 1974-1978), stunt arranger / stunt coordinator / stunts (25 episodes, 1975-1978), stunts / stunt performer (6 episodes, 1975-1978), stunt arranger / stunts (3 episodes, 1976), stunt driver / stunts (2 episodes, 1975-1978), stunt performer (uncredited) (4 episodes, 1975-1978), still photographer / stills (54 episodes, 1974-1978), camera operator / focus / focus puller (11 episodes, 1975-1978), wardrobe supervisor / wardrobe master / wardrobe (53 episodes, 1974-1978), location manager (19 episodes, 1976-1978), location manager (10 episodes, 1975-1976), composer: title music (54 episodes, 1974-1978). As well as the series title, cockney rhyming-slang gave extra colour to the dialogue, including poppy (money), bottle (courage) and grass (informer). In the first series Regan has a variety of drivers including Len (Jack McKenzie), Fred (Denis DeMarne) and Brian Cooney (Billy Murray). Carter was married and a bit more stable and reliable than his "Guv'nor". (6 episodes, 1974-1978) Douglas Camfield. The box-set also contains exclusive extras, listed below: Commentary with Dennis Waterman, producer Ted Childs and director Tom Clegg. The Music of The Sweeney was released and in contains a large selection of the incidental music used in the programme, some augmented with classic pieces of dialogue from various episodes. Violent psychopath Tim Cook absconds from custody during a hospital visit. A quick video that breaks down the characters in 'The Sweeney' Season 1 Episode 1. Release Dates If a car crashed and burned, the people inside didn't climb out as in The A-Team, either! Haskins is absent at the start of the fourth and final series due to Garfield Morgan's other professional commitments, but he returns a few episodes in. The series broke new ground for TV drama and didn't shy away from self-awareness and genre-referential humour. At one stage, "Regan" shouts "Mark it! Viktors Ritelis. He also posted a few pictures of the places he visited while in Victoria, including mentioning that he visited Chinatown as well. In September 2018, Network confirmed via Twitter that Blu-ray releases of Series 2 to 4 had been abandoned due to "lack of demand". | Bernardini confirmed with Survived the Shows podcast that the second movie was filled in Victoria. At the moment, she and her two boys, Finn and Dashiell, reside in Los Angeles. corrupted by the world. and boisterous assistant to the Judge, yet has a scheming nature. However, in auditions and The Graceful Spider-Gwen Marvel Comics Then theres the now-iconic Spider-Gwen. Just breath he wrote. Regan goes undercover to break a ring of lorry hijackers. "Shut up!"[28]. in the same vein. In "The Bigger They Are", a tycoon is being blackmailed by a criminal who has a photo of him present at a massacre of civilians in Malaya when he was in the Army twenty-five years earlier. Jack ReganDennis Waterman - D.S. Blatantly parodied in The Invisibles, where Jack and George of Division X are Carter and Regan to the life. Gar is remembering when they visited the ODonnell residence on a return trip to Donegal. The new The Wedding Veil trilogy consists of three films, and this one is the second in the series. Giles Nunn and Carrie Selhurst commit a robbery. Frank Haskins (13 Episodes) Getty Images. Like Regan, he enjoys a drink, and follows football. [7] Such was the prominence of the company's cars in the series, it was jokingly referred to as "The Ford Squad". Lizzy talks about Maires wedding to S.B., suggesting that Maire may not have been very happy with her decision. He caught 27 passes for 539 yards and five touchdowns in his senior season. Particularly impressive in the Sweeney are the number of times that firearms are used - this was really true in the Flying Squad - even back in the good old days Discover the stars who skyrocketed on IMDbs STARmeter chart this year, and explore more of the Best of 2022; including top trailers, posters, and photos. She is murdered in episode 2.5 "Hit and Run". Hallmark The String of Pearls: A Domestic Romance (alternatively titled The Sailor's Gift) is a fictional story first published as a penny dreadful serial from 184647. The London Docklands, derelict at the time, were ideal for filming location sequences. Following this battle for creative control, Ian Kennedy Martin parted company with the project. Gain full access to show guides, character breakdowns, auditions, monologues and more! Jim Goddard. Regan and Carter appear briefly as part of a stakeout operation in one of the novelizations of the TV series. Contents 1 Marge Keister 2 The Church Lady 2.1 Church Chat 3 Mr. Subliminal 4 Derek Stevens ("She choppin broccoli") 5 The Sweeney Sisters 6 Instant Coffee with Bill Smith The Sweeney took this to the next level, with an unprecedented level of violence, cynicism, and bad language (albeit that it was still PG-rated; "bastard" was as bad as it got)note thery were allowed one "fucking", though. | They even had "Flying Squad" written on the side of their cartie. Beggar Woman: it's hard to see through her filthy rags to determine This is the real backbone of the show. She also starred opposite Patrick Swayze in Guys and Dolls, the musical. He then announces that he's had it with the Squad, and the series ends with him resigning in disgust, but it's left open as to whether he would be persuaded to change his mind. [13] Made in 1976, and released in 1977, the film appears to be set in 1979. A caravan site is raided by armed robbers. well-intentioned. Features: Behind The Scenes Of THE SWEENEY\Preparing THE SWEENEY\Shooting In Trafalgar Square\The New Regan And Carter\Top Gear And The Caravan Park\On The Shooting Range\Animated Storyboards: Trafalgar Square, The Caravan "The Bigger They Are" sees criminals break into a back to steal a safety deposit box containing incriminating evidence. Auditioners are encouraged to expand upon them or try different interpretations Gynaecologist Dr Delacroix leaves his clinic on the way to the airport. Regan gets suspicious about an invitation to spend a night out with an old friend. This release did not include the pilot film Regan or either of the two feature films. A jupiter red Granada (UAY 272S) was due to be used for filming in season four but it suffered bodywork damage while being delivered to Euston Films and was replaced.[9]. According to Kevin Whately, John Thaw claimed that he had witnessed the regency red 1960 Jaguar Mark 2 (registration 248 RPA) used in Inspector Morse being written off several times while filming The Sweeney. A trio of schoolboys played at being plain-clothes policemen, with two of them looking like little versions of Regan and Carter. Part of the translation reads: Thank you for making me feel at home from the first moment I set foot on this beautiful earth. Det. We can speculate that some of the filming might have been shot around there too, then! Main Page; All Pages; Community; Interactive Maps; Recent Blog Posts; Wiki Criminal and police slang was also used, including 'ringer' (a car thief, also a stolen car with fake plates), 'stoppo' (a getaway car), 'snout' (informant), 'factory' (police station/office), 'fence' (selling stolen goods, also someone who sells stolen goods) and 'fireman' (someone who deals with problems). Read about our approach to external linking. 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She is a sister of his mother Maire, who died just after Gar was born. The Sweeney was developed from a one-off TV drama entitled Regan which served as the pilot episode for the series. Explore. Sweeney Todd Audition Info Character Descriptions. A beautiful journalist poses problems for Regan. A heavy drinker and smoker (comically, he is sometimes seen stealing other people's cigarettes), Regan has some success with women; although not as much as Carter, or in one episode, Detective Chief Inspector Haskins. Det. List of The Sweeney (1974) Characters Characters played by John Thaw Det. Sweeney. In the orange-tinted photographs that are shown in the closing credits for Series 13, an enlarged set of fingerprints is displayed on a board behind Detective Chief Inspector Haskins. Filming & Production one location per day. A chance encounter in a pub puts Regan on the trail of gold. While in prison, inmates Titus Oates and Colly Kibber plan a robbery. Meanwhile at Heathrow Airport, DS Carter accompanies a seriously injured passenger to hospital by ambulance. Amongst those who made guest appearances were, Haskins is also absent from season two's "Supersnout", with. He might have confirmed it when he replied with Yes, yes, yes, yes I think Greece. Of course, we also know that the third movie is filmed there, so it remains to be seen which he was referring to. Form, structure, language and devices - CCEA, Home Economics: Food and Nutrition (CCEA). A category of characters that appear in the films and Broadway musicals. The main squad cars were supplied for filming by Ford from their press fleet at no cost, and the producers were specifically told that the cars were not to be damaged. At the Euston Films production office in Colet Court, Hammersmith, a standing set of the Flying Squad offices was constructed which provided an alternative option for when inclement weather restricted the day's shooting. Prior to the series timeline, the character had done "National Service in the Signals Corps in a minor intelligence role" (as revealed in episode 2.9 "Stay Lucky, Eh?"). He posted a beautiful shot on his Instagram account. pro. [6] All of this may have inspired parts of the plot of Sweeney 2. A scene from "The Wedding Veil Inspiration". Douglas Camfield. Although it was extremely popular, a combination of high production costs and creator burnout meant that it only lasted for four series. Regan and Carter are assigned the case as a last order from Detective Chief Superintendent Jupp (Denholm Elliott) before he resigns to face allegations of corruption in the courts.[15]. Various types of freakish carnival Chief Insp. George Carters wife, Alison is killed in a hit and run accident. Past and present, Young and old. There are many specific singing roles within the Chorus, These descriptions below are Their daughter Susie (Jennifer Thanisch) appears most notably in "Abduction". (One is tempted to call him an Affectionate Parody, but he'd call one a poof for saying so. Gunfire was seldom non-lethal and people who got hurt stayed hurt. After the death of his wife Carter is shown dating women in several episodes. Regan is always referred to as "Guv'nor", or just "Guv". 56 items. [9], A red Fiat 850 coup (UJB 92G) makes cameo appearances in several episodes: typically, it is parked at the side of the road as the action takes place around it. Sid Roberson. In the episode only Richard Hammond and Jeremy Clarkson are shown. [8] [9] On the weekend of release, The Sweeney topped the UK box office, taking over 1.5 million and replacing Dredd at the top of the chart. [10] The film received mixed reviews from critics. Sweeney Todd, formerly known as Benjamin Barker, is the main protagonist and titular character of the Broadway musical and its film adaptation. In a selfie of what looks like a hotel hallway, he wrote in Italian: 8am thought I wasnt suffering from jet lag I was wrong ! her age, but actually about 40, Cockney accent. Gain full access to show guides, character breakdowns, auditions, monologues and more! Like many in this play, he is on the edge of insanity, but is basically Director: Nick Love. There is a very slight edge of insanity to her and a streak of larceny--she is motivated by desire--for money, for These descriptions below are meant to give some feeling of what makes each character a distinct personality. Regan, while over forty, greying and divorced, was successful with women as part of his macho image (although his sex life became a plot point sometimes). Uncle Con appears resigned to his wifes behaviour and rarely disagrees with her. He is married and has three children, all at boarding school, and is Regan's immediate superior. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Regan's ex-wife Kate (Janet Key) appears in the pilot Regan and in episode 1.13 "Abduction". Full cast!!! Judge Turpin: 50-60, Standard British accent (RP), a conservative Research Playwrights, Librettists, Composers and Lyricists. Episode introductions by guest stars Bill Maynard, Gwen Taylor, James Booth, Ken Hutchison and Lynda Bellingham. A gang of cold-blooded thieves set off on lorries killing a driver and injuring a policeman. However, other notable locations in London, the South East of England and further afield were also used for filming the show's episodes and included: The cinematic versions of The Sweeney feature the same actors and characters as the TV series, however both films have levels of swearing, violence, sex and nudity that would not have been possible on television at the time. We meet Lizzy, her husband Con and their friend Ben Burton in another flashback scene. Stephanie Turner went on to appear in Juliet Bravo, also devised and part-written by Ian Kennedy Martin. Once every 10 years. After? The cars used in The Sweeney became just as important to the series as any of the human characters. The funny story is that when I arrived to shoot the movie, I was in the car and was like, wow, the weather is so beautiful here, he said. Sweeney Erect was written and published in 1919 in Eliots collection, Poems.It is where the character of Sweeney makes his debut. Anthony: 20s, Standard British accent (RP). In director Nick Love's film, the characters from the original series are re-imagined, and the setting and action are moved to the early 21st Century. Nissan Almera: The Sweeney", "Hi Scott, I'm afraid that because of a lack of demand we decided not to go ahead with more Sweeney on Blu-ray", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Sweeney&oldid=1123977087, 1970s British police procedural television series, 1970s British workplace drama television series, Television shows produced by Thames Television, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. Pirelli: 30s, an Irish con man pretending to be Italian (so, 2 accents). Trending pages Lucy Barker Johanna Barker Anthony Hope Sweeney Todd Tobias Ragg Judge Turpin Beadle Bamford Adolfo Pirelli All items (11) # A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other A Adolfo Pirelli Albert Lovett Anthony Hope B Beadle Bamford J Johanna Barker A heavy drinker and smoker (comically, he is sometimes seen stealing other people's cigarettes), he has some success Bernardini took advantage of the location, specifically around Mount Douglas, to go out on hikes while filming in the area. Young Davey Holmes is arrested following the attack of a retired money lender. "Stay Lucky Eh?" In 2012, the first series was released on high-definition Blu-ray by Network. Company Credits Jack Regan (13 Episodes) Dennis Waterman. 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"Taste of Fear" features a gang of ex-soldiers carrying out armed robberies. Gerry Standing, Dennis Waterman's character in New Tricks, is another Affectionate Parody of what the characters from The Sweeney (George in particular) might look like thirty-odd years down the track. In the DVD commentary for "Abduction", it is claimed that Alison was written out because actress Stephanie Turner was asking for too much money to continue to appear in the series. Commentaries with Dennis Waterman, Garfield Morgan, producer Ted Childs, writers Trevor Preston and Troy Kennedy-Martin, directors Tom Clegg and David Wickes and editor Chris Burt. He made his debut in front of the camera in 1999 with Gangs of New York, directed by Martin Scorsese. Release Dates After A10 investigates, Regan gets a promotion from the Golden Maid Dairy Robbery 5 years earlier. Jenners leg is injured in a shooting by a gunman. ULTIMATE CAST / CHARACTER GUIDE!!!Sweeney! Never. Music by. Sweeney played five seasons for the Boston College Eagles, redshirting his freshman season.