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The Best Episodes of The Sweeney

Every episode of The Sweeney ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Sweeney!

Best episode
S4E14 Jack or Knave
8.4156 votes
Worst episode
S4E11 Hearts and Minds
6.8159 votes
Top season
Season 2
7.9avg
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Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Sweeney Season 4 Episode 14 - Jack or Knave
    8.4/10(156 votes)

    S4:E14

    Regan finds himself in deep trouble when an allegation of corruption is made by the Police Complaints Department. A security van is robbed, and a guard identifies one of the robbers.

    Director:Tom Clegg
    Writer:Ted Childs

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  2. The Sweeney Season 1 Episode 13 - Abduction
    8.3/10(164 votes)

    S1:E13

    After Regan gets a tip about an upcoming robbery from a trusted informant, the gang kidnaps his daughter to blackmail him into inaction.

    Director:Tom Clegg
    Writer:Trevor Preston

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  3. The Sweeney Season 4 Episode 7 - Bait
    8.2/10(162 votes)

    S4:E7

    Regan is determined to nail a modern-day Bonnie and Clyde.

    Director:Sid Roberson
    Writer:Trevor Preston

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  4. The Sweeney Season 3 Episode 5 - Taste of Fear
    8.2/10(161 votes)

    S3:E5

    How will new recruit Bob Hargreaves cope with an investigation into a violent burglary?

    Director:David Wickes
    Writer:Roger Marshall

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  5. The Sweeney Season 2 Episode 8 - Poppy
    8.2/10(159 votes)

    S2:E8

    Violent criminal Vic Labbett returns to England to recover the proceeds of an earlier robbery, and Regan and Carter must stop him before he can get his hands on the loot.

    Director:Tom Clegg
    Writer:Trevor Preston

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  6. The Sweeney Season 2 Episode 9 - Stay Lucky, Eh?
    8.2/10(155 votes)

    S2:E9

    Regan and Carter are on the case when a pair of robbers are themselves robbed at gunpoint.

    Director:Douglas Camfield
    Writer:Trevor Preston

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  7. The Sweeney Season 2 Episode 1 - Chalk and Cheese
    8.1/10(185 votes)

    S2:E1

    Giles Nunn and Carrie Selhurst are an upper crust couple who, partly for kicks and for the profits, commit highway robbery in lonely country lanes, along with the lower class boy Tommy Garret, whose dad is a friend of George Carter. Regan is on to them and Carrie gets arrested, but her unwillingness to cooperate leads to the death of the next victim.

    Director:Terry Green
    Writer:Trevor Preston

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  8. The Sweeney Season 2 Episode 5 - Hit and Run
    8.1/10(181 votes)

    S2:E5

    A case of mistaken identity provides tragic circumstances when a hit goes wrong; Regan and Carter manage to break the hit-and-run ring, and then try to stop another accident.

    Director:Mike Vardy
    Writer:Roger Marshall

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  9. The Sweeney Season 4 Episode 1 - Messenger of the Gods
    8.1/10(174 votes)

    S4:E1

    Regan and Carter have a suspect in mind for the theft of a consignment of mercury, but he has an alibi.

    Director:Terry Green
    Writer:Trevor Preston

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  10. The Sweeney Season 2 Episode 13 - Thou Shalt Not Kill!
    8.1/10(162 votes)

    S2:E13

    Regan and Carter are called to a siege at a bank, where two armed robbers are holding hostages.

    Director:Douglas Camfield
    Writer:Ranald Graham

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  11. The Sweeney Season 2 Episode 7 - Golden Fleece
    8.0/10(165 votes)

    S2:E7

    Chief Inspector Haskins is framed for corruption while Regan and Carter investigate a spate of break-ins. Is there a connection ?

    Director:David Wickes
    Writer:Roger Marshall

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  12. The Sweeney Season 3 Episode 13 - On the Run
    8.0/10(146 votes)

    S3:E13

    An armed robber is sprung from jail and comes looking for Regan.

    Director:David Wickes
    Writer:Roger Marshall

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  13. The Sweeney Season 2 Episode 12 - Country Boy
    8.0/10(145 votes)

    S2:E12

    Regan and Carter are called in when alarm bells start ringing all over their patch. Who is setting them off - and why?

    Director:Jim Goddard
    Writer:Andrew Wilson

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  14. The Sweeney Season 1 Episode 1 - Ringer
    7.9/10(295 votes)

    S1:E1

    After Regan’s car is stolen with invaluable surveillance photos from a stakeout, the thief gives a heads-up to Sweeney’s target.

    Director:Terry Green
    Writer:Trevor Preston

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  15. The Sweeney Season 2 Episode 10 - Trojan Bus
    7.9/10(172 votes)

    S2:E10

    Regan and Carter investigate an art deal that is more than it seems, and ends up in a wasteground shoot out.

    Director:Ted Childs
    Writer:Roger Marshall

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  16. The Sweeney Season 1 Episode 12 - Contact Breaker
    7.9/10(170 votes)

    S1:E12

    After Danny Keever, a convict on weekend release and due for parole, is framed in a bank robbery, Regan works to clear him.

    Director:William Brayne
    Writer:Robert Banks Stewart

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  17. The Sweeney Season 3 Episode 4 - Tomorrow Man
    7.9/10(159 votes)

    S3:E4

    Regan is assigned to ensure the safe shipment of a gold bullion consignment.

    Director:David Wickes
    Writer:Andrew Wilson

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  18. The Sweeney Season 3 Episode 2 - In from the Cold
    7.9/10(145 votes)

    S3:E2

    Regan and Carter go after Billy Medhurst, implicated in a robbery that resulted in a policeman being shot and crippled. But is the past clouding Regan's judgement?

    Director:Terry Green
    Writer:Tony Hoare

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  19. The Sweeney Season 4 Episode 6 - Money, Money, Money
    7.9/10(143 votes)

    S4:E6

    Regan and Carter try to catch a man trying to blackmail a pools winner about the part he played in a robbery.

    Director:Sid Roberson
    Writer:Trevor Preston

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  20. The Sweeney Season 1 Episode 6 - Night Out
    7.8/10(199 votes)

    S1:E6

    When the Superintendent finds out that there is a bank robbery in progress on a Saturday afternoon, he assigns Regan to visit an old girlfriend whose apartment is adjacent.

    Director:David Wickes
    Writer:Troy Kennedy Martin

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  21. The Sweeney Season 1 Episode 7 - The Placer
    7.8/10(180 votes)

    S1:E7

    Regan adopts a new identity as an ex-con and goes undercover as a truck driver to expose a hijacking ring.

    Director:Ted Childs
    Writer:Trevor Preston

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  22. The Sweeney Season 1 Episode 10 - Stoppo Driver
    7.8/10(175 votes)

    S1:E10

    After their own getaway driver is killed fleeing police, a gang blackmails a young policeman into being their driver by kidnapping his bride.

    Director:Terry Green
    Writer:Allan Prior

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  23. The Sweeney Season 2 Episode 2 - Faces
    7.8/10(151 votes)

    S2:E2

    When a gang hijack an armoured security truck, Regan, Carter and the Flying Squad set up an ambush to catch the crooks. But who's the informer ?

    Director:William Brayne
    Writer:Murray Smith

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  24. The Sweeney Season 3 Episode 8 - Sweet Smell of Succession
    7.8/10(149 votes)

    S3:E8

    Regan gets involved in gangland warfare following the death of one of London’s leading villains.

    Director:William Brayne
    Writer:Peter Hill

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  25. The Sweeney Season 4 Episode 10 - One of Your Own
    7.8/10(146 votes)

    S4:E10

    Carter winds up behind bars in an attempt to solve a jewellery robbery.

    Director:Christopher Menaul
    Writer:Tony Hoare

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Best Episodes Summary

"Jack or Knave" is the best rated episode of The Sweeney. It scored 8.4/10 from 156 votes. Directed by Tom Clegg and written by Ted Childs, it aired on December 28, 1978. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Abduction".

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