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
Sasha Regan Sasha Regan Sasha Regan (née Leask) is an English theatre director. In 1998, she founded the Union Theatre, a small fringe venue on the premises of a disused paper warehouse on Union Street in the London borough of Southwark. She has been in charge of the theatre ever since. As a director, Regan has won critical praise for a number of productions including "Sweeney Todd", "The Mikado", "HMS Pinafore", "The Pajama Game", "Cabaret" and "Annie Get Your Gun". In 2007, Regan was awarded the Stage One Bursary for New Producers by The Society of London Theatre. This was followed by