Regan
The original armchair cinema pilot for 70's UK TV series THE SWEENEY
Synopsis
Rough, tough and politically incorrect in the way that only the best 70's dramas can be, Regan was a pilot film for The Sweeney - one of the major television successes of the last fifty years. Featuring John Thaw as the irascible Detective Inspector Regan and Dennis Waterman as his loyal 'oppo' Detective Sergeant Carter, Regan was an immediate critical and ratings hit, resulting in four series of The Sweeney and two successful feature films. Jack Regan is a good copper, but his tough, intuitive style is becoming unfashionable in a Scotland Yard seeking a new image. When a policeman is mysteriously murdered, Regan breaks all the rules to find the killer - but he finds there are men in the Flying Squad prepared to break him.
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John Thaw
Det. Insp. Jack Regan
Dennis Waterman
Det. Sgt. George Carter
Garfield Morgan
Det. Chief Insp. Haskins
Lee Montague
Arthur Dale
David Daker
Tusser
Maureen Lipman
Annie
Janet Key
Kate Regan
Morris Perry
Det. Chief Supt. Maynon
Stephen Yardley
Det. Insp. Laker
Barry Jackson
Morton
Miquel Brown
Miriam
Peter Blythe
Peter