The Sweeney (2012 film) The Sweeney (2012 film) The Sweeney is a 2012 British action drama film, inspired by the 1970s "The Sweeney", the British television police drama of the same name, but set in contemporary London. Directed and written by Nick Love, and co-written by John Hodge, it is based on the characters created by Ian Kennedy Martin. It stars Ray Winstone as Jack Regan, Plan B (credited as Ben Drew) as George Carter, and Damian Lewis as Frank Haskins, with Allen Leech and Hayley Atwell. The story focuses on two members of the Flying Squad, a branch of the Metropolitan Police. The
Julia Sweeney Sweeney, who died, and a brother Jim Sweeney, and a sister Meg Sweeney. Sweeney was raised in Spokane. As a child, she was drawn to imitating voices and inventing characters. Sweeney attended Marycliff High School and Gonzaga Preparatory School, where she appeared in a number of plays. She graduated with a double major in economics and European history at the University of Washington, where she became a member of Delta Gamma sorority. After graduation, Sweeney moved to Los Angeles where she worked as an accountant for Columbia Pictures and United Artists. In 1988, while still working as an accountant, Sweeney