Sweeney 2 (1978)

Directed by

Tom Clegg

Genre

crime film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

15

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A British crime film following Detective Inspector Jack Regan and his partner George Carter as they investigate armed robberies in London. The action moves to Malta as they pursue a case.

toughgrittyaction-packedfast-pacedno-nonsensehardboiledexplosive

What happens

Sweeney 2 is a 1978 British action crime drama film directed by Tom Clegg and starring John Thaw and Dennis Waterman. It is a sequel to the 1977 film Sweeney!. Both films are an extension of the British ITV television series The Sweeney (1975–1978). Some of the action in the film is transferred from the usual London setting to Malta. The series and films depict a fictionalised version of the Flying Squad. The term The Sweeney is derived from Cockney rhyming slang, originating in the expression Sweeney Todd: Flying Squad, and is a real term used by the London underworld to refer to the squad, whose brief was to investigate armed robbery within the Metropolitan Police District (MPD), an area roughly corresponding to Greater London. The film centres on the investigations of the fictional Detective Inspector Jack Regan and his partner Detective Sergeant George Carter. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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