The Best Episodes of The Sweeney Season 2

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.2/10(176 votes)

   #1 - Chalk and Cheese

   S2:E19/1/1975

   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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   Director:Terry Green

   Writer:Trevor Preston
2. 

   7.9/10(142 votes)

   #2 - Faces

   S2:E29/8/1975

   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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   Director:William Brayne

   Writer:Murray Smith
3. 

   7.4/10(153 votes)

   #3 - Supersnout

   S2:E39/15/1975

   An informant of Regan’s tells him about a hijack involving a lorryload of cigarettes where he will be the look-out man. But can Regan trust his snout?

   Director:Tom Clegg

   Writer:Ranald Graham

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   Director:Tom Clegg

   Writer:Ranald Graham
4. 

   7.7/10(137 votes)

   #4 - Big Brother

   S2:E49/22/1975

   Regan loses his patience with a thug he is questioning about a wages snatch, and soon the press are sniffing round for a police brutality story.

   Director:Tom Clegg

   Writer:Trevor Preston

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   Director:Tom Clegg

   Writer:Trevor Preston
5. 

   8.1/10(170 votes)

   #5 - Hit and Run

   S2:E59/29/1975

   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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   Director:Mike Vardy

   Writer:Roger Marshall
6. 

   7.2/10(134 votes)

   #6 - Trap

   S2:E610/6/1975

   Regan and Carter are confronted by a newsman with information on an unsolved robbery. And why are the pair being photographed ?

   Director:Jim Goddard

   Writer:Ray Jenkins

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   Director:Jim Goddard

   Writer:Ray Jenkins
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7. 

   8.0/10(160 votes)

   #7 - Golden Fleece

   S2:E710/13/1975

   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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   Director:David Wickes

   Writer:Roger Marshall
8. 

   8.2/10(155 votes)

   #8 - Poppy

   S2:E810/20/1975

   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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   Director:Tom Clegg

   Writer:Trevor Preston
9. 

   8.2/10(149 votes)

   #9 - Stay Lucky, Eh?

   S2:E910/27/1975

   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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   Director:Douglas Camfield

   Writer:Trevor Preston
10. 

    7.9/10(164 votes)

    #10 - Trojan Bus

    S2:E1011/3/1975

    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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    Director:Ted Childs

    Writer:Roger Marshall
11. 

    7.7/10(131 votes)

    #11 - I Want the Man

    S2:E1111/10/1975

    Regan's snout is abducted after passing on information about a switch of some stolen diamonds. Regan and Carter must catch the villains while protecting their source.

    Director:Tom Clegg

    Writer:Ray Jenkins

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    Director:Tom Clegg

    Writer:Ray Jenkins
12. 

    8.1/10(139 votes)

    #12 - Country Boy

    S2:E1211/17/1975

    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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    Director:Jim Goddard

    Writer:Andrew Wilson
13. 

    8.1/10(156 votes)

    #13 - Thou Shalt Not Kill!

    S2:E1311/24/1975

    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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    Director:Douglas Camfield

    Writer:Ranald Graham