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
George Carter (Essex cricketer) George Carter (Essex cricketer) George Carter (10 May 1901 – 29 January 1994) was an English cricketer. Carter was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Stoke Newington, London. Carter made his first-class debut for Essex in the 1921 County Championship against Nottinghamshire. Carter played 6 County Championship matches for Essex in the 1921 season, the last of which coming against Kent in July. In 1923, he played his final first-class fixture for the county, his first since 1921, against the touring West Indians. In his 7 first-class matches, he scored 163 runs at a