The Sweeney
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The Sweeney is a 1970s British television crime drama series following the tough, unorthodox methods of London’s Flying Squad police unit.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Sweeney canonical | 14 |
| The Professionals | 2 |
| Sweeney 2 | 1 |
| Sweeney! (1977 film) | 1 |
| The Sweeney (TV series episodes) | 1 |
| The Sweeney (television episodes) | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | British television series ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | colour ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | ITV network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterOccupation | police officer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Ian Kennedy Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Lloyd Shirley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired |
1975
ⓘ
2 January 1975 ⓘ |
| follows | Flying Squad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
police procedural ⓘ |
| hasOpeningTheme | The Sweeney theme music ⓘ |
| influenced | later British police dramas ⓘ |
| knownFor |
depiction of unorthodox policing methods
ⓘ
gritty realism ⓘ |
| lastAired |
1978
ⓘ
28 December 1978 ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Dennis Waterman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Garfield Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ John Thaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Frank Haskins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Regan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 53 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 4 ⓘ |
| originalChannel | ITV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastInDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ITV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policeUnitDepicted | Metropolitan Police Flying Squad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
Frank Haskins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Regan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Euston Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtimePerEpisode | approximately 50 minutes ⓘ |
| setInLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOrganization | Metropolitan Police Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spinOff |
Sweeney 2 (1978 film)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sweeney! (1977 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
armed robbery
ⓘ
police corruption ⓘ violent crime ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1970s ⓘ |
Referenced by (20)
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The Sweeney (TV series episodes)
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Sweeney! (1977 film)
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Sweeney 2
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The Sweeney (television episodes)
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The Professionals
this entity surface form:
The Professionals