The Sweeney displaying "1979". In "Sweeney 2" (1978), George and Jack eventually find themselves going to the island of Malta in order to track down a group of particularly violent armed robbers who have been committing bank and payroll robberies all over London and kill anybody that gets in their way, even members of their own gang, Jack & George were assigned the case by their recently convicted chief inspector as his last order, as he is about to be charged with corruption. In "The Sweeney" (2012) the setting moved to the present day, with Regan being played by Ray Winstone, Carter
The Sweeney (2012 film) The car chase scenes filmed with "Top Gear" were filmed on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent in Queenborough and Sheerness and the presenters and production team from "Top Gear" assisted with planning and filming. Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May were reported to have driven but their names do not appear in the film credits. In the episode only Richard Hammond and Jeremy Clarkson are shown. On the weekend of release, "The Sweeney" topped the UK box office, taking over £1.5 million and replacing "Dredd" at the top of the chart. The film received mixed reviews from critics. On