The Sweeney (2012 film) the gun. Some time later, Regan returns to the now reactivated Flying Squad offices, reinstated. He and the rest of the Squad leave on a case, with Inspector Lewis watching Carter and Regan as they go. A film version of the television series was first announced in 2008. The film was to be produced by DNA Films, and to be written and directed by Nick Love. Love was asked to write the film alongside Ian Kennedy Martin, the creator of the original series. Filming was originally planned for Spring 2009, with Ray Winstone's name confirmed for the role of Jack
The Sweeney (2012 film) him to fake his alibi. Before he can share this information with Carter, Regan is arrested and jailed. Working separately, Carter tracks down and interrogates a robber wounded in the shootout, who reveals that Makin is planning to escape via a boat named Pegasus. Shortly after the armed Carter is arrested at gunpoint, only for Haskins to intervene in the hopes of saving Carter's career. Despite this, Haskins is unwilling to hear what Carter discovered until the latter spots the name "Pegasus" in the Flying Squad's notes: the name of Allen's boat. With a firm connection between Allen and the