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The Worst Episodes of The Sweeney

Every episode of The Sweeney ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The Sweeney!

Worst episode
S4E11 Hearts and Minds
6.8159 votes
Best episode
S4E14 Jack or Knave
8.4156 votes
Top season
Season 2
7.9avg
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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Sweeney Season 4 Episode 11 - Hearts and Minds
    6.8/10(159 votes)

    S4:E11

    Regan and Carter get caught up in a plot to prevent a foreign head of state from getting his hands on an experimental drug to treat his heart condition.

    Director:Mike Vardy
    Writers:Donald Churchill, Ted Childs

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  2. The Sweeney Season 1 Episode 3 - Thin Ice
    7.1/10(206 votes)

    S1:E3

    Regan clashes with an arrogant police superintendent when a crime kingpin is allowed to leave the country and go to France.

    Director:Tom Clegg
    Writer:Troy Kennedy Martin

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  3. The Sweeney Season 1 Episode 8 - Cover Story
    7.1/10(177 votes)

    S1:E8

    It’s unclear whether a beautiful crime reporter is involved with a criminal gang or just a catspaw.

    Director:Douglas Camfield
    Writer:Ranald Graham

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  4. The Sweeney Season 4 Episode 12 - Latin Lady
    7.1/10(131 votes)

    S4:E12

    A rich gynaecologist is attacked by a gang of villains who rob him of his suitcase.

    Director:Peter Smith
    Writer:Ted Childs

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  5. The Sweeney Season 2 Episode 6 - Trap
    7.2/10(139 votes)

    S2:E6

    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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  6. The Sweeney Season 4 Episode 3 - Drag Act
    7.2/10(128 votes)

    S4:E3

    The Sweeney get incorrect information from informants, allowing a gang of villains to make off with some contraband alcohol.

    Director:Tom Clegg
    Writer:Ted Childs

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  7. The Sweeney Season 1 Episode 5 - Jigsaw
    7.3/10(182 votes)

    S1:E5

    Regan is convinced that Eddie Boyse, a recently released career criminal, is responsible for a robbery, but Boyse was with Regan when the crime occurred.

    Director:William Brayne
    Writer:Tudor Gates

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  8. The Sweeney Season 3 Episode 7 - May
    7.3/10(145 votes)

    S3:E7

    Regan tries to help out the son of a friend when the lad is implicated in an assault.

    Director:Tom Clegg
    Writer:Trevor Preston

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  9. The Sweeney Season 3 Episode 3 - Visiting Fireman
    7.3/10(137 votes)

    S3:E3

    Regan gets involved in a secret government deal, thanks to Shebbeq, a Turkish cop.

    Director:Tom Clegg
    Writer:Troy Kennedy Martin

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  10. The Sweeney Season 1 Episode 11 - Big Spender
    7.4/10(161 votes)

    S1:E11

    The Smith Brothers, a vicious group of mobsters, abandon their usual strong-arm tactics to run a parking ticket scam at a car park.

    Director:Viktors Ritelis
    Writer:Allan Prior

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  11. The Sweeney Season 2 Episode 3 - Supersnout
    7.4/10(161 votes)

    S2:E3

    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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  12. The Sweeney Season 4 Episode 4 - Trust Red
    7.4/10(135 votes)

    S4:E4

    After a criminal dies during a robbery, Regan and Carter can find no leads.

    Director:Douglas Camfield
    Writer:Richard Harris

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  13. The Sweeney Season 4 Episode 9 - Feet of Clay
    7.4/10(125 votes)

    S4:E9

    Regan is asked to help a criminal from his past, whose son has been kidnapped.

    Director:Chris Burt
    Writer:Roger Marshall

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  14. The Sweeney Season 1 Episode 2 - Jackpot
    7.5/10(207 votes)

    S1:E2

    Regan’s flying squad falls under suspicion after they apprehend a gang of hijackers, but a bag with 35,000 pounds in it has somehow disappeared.

    Director:Tom Clegg
    Writer:Troy Kennedy Martin

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  15. The Sweeney Season 3 Episode 12 - Lady Luck
    7.5/10(132 votes)

    S3:E12

    Regan knows the identity of a robber, but has a difficult time proving his guilt.

    Director:Mike Vardy
    Writer:Ranald Graham

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  16. The Sweeney Season 1 Episode 4 - Queen’s Pawn
    7.6/10(198 votes)

    S1:E4

    After a high-powered lawyer gets three petty thugs off on a murder charge, Regan is authorized to use whatever means necessary to bring the hoodlums in.

    Director:Viktors Ritelis
    Writer:Ranald Graham

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  17. The Sweeney Season 1 Episode 9 - Golden Boy
    7.6/10(160 votes)

    S1:E9

    When seedy informant Harry Fuller is spotted by Regan in a pub flush with money, he knows something is up and interrogates Harry.

    Director:Tom Clegg
    Writer:Martin Hall

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  18. The Sweeney Season 3 Episode 1 - Selected Target
    7.6/10(150 votes)

    S3:E1

    While in prison, inmates Titus Oates and Colly Kibber plan a robbery.

    Director:Tom Clegg
    Writer:Troy Kennedy Martin

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  19. The Sweeney Season 2 Episode 4 - Big Brother
    7.6/10(145 votes)

    S2:E4

    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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  20. The Sweeney Season 4 Episode 8 - The Bigger They Are
    7.6/10(143 votes)

    S4:E8

    Regan discovers that successful people will stop at nothing to keep skeletons buried.

    Director:Mike Vardy
    Writer:Tony Hoare

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  21. The Sweeney Season 4 Episode 5 - Nightmare
    7.6/10(135 votes)

    S4:E5

    Regan's girlfriend has a nightmare that has similarities to a deadly incident.

    Director:David Wickes
    Writer:Ranald Graham

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  22. The Sweeney Season 4 Episode 2 - Hard Men
    7.7/10(156 votes)

    S4:E2

    Regan and Carter are reluctantly teamed up with a Scottish officer.

    Director:Graham Baker
    Writer:Troy Kennedy Martin

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  23. The Sweeney Season 3 Episode 9 - Down to You, Brother
    7.7/10(135 votes)

    S3:E9

    Regan is fitted up by an ex-con to get his daughter's dodgy boyfriend out of the picture.

    Director:Christopher Menaul
    Writer:Richard Harris

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  24. The Sweeney Season 2 Episode 11 - I Want the Man
    7.7/10(134 votes)

    S2:E11

    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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  25. The Sweeney Season 4 Episode 13 - Victims
    7.7/10(132 votes)

    S4:E13

    Carter discovers that an informant was involved in the shooting of a colleague.

    Director:Ben Bolt
    Writer:Roger Marshall

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Hearts and Minds" is the worst rated episode of The Sweeney. It scored 6.8/10 from 159 votes. Directed by Mike Vardy and written by Donald Churchill, Ted Childs, it aired on November 23, 1978. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Thin Ice".

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