1.2K views · 13 reactions |  'The Sweeney' Thursday 23 January 1975 -- ITV:21:00 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. Tony Selby and Julian Glover guest star. | Bernie Briffa | Facebook

📺 "Get yer trousers on – you’re nicked!” 'The Sweeney' which redefined the quaintly reassuring image of the British police television series' debuts. Thursday 02 January 1975 ~ ITV: 21.00 The Sweeney - that was the name by which they were known. It was slang for Sweeney Todd... The Flying Squad. For three years, 'The Sweeney' was to prove a shining example of a consistently exciting, expertly produced, written and acted police series. More importantly it acted as a catalyst for an entirely new