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
Mary Sweeney by Lynch, and " Baraboo" (2009), her directorial debut based on her original screenplay. After completing a master's degree in film at NYU, Sweeney worked her way up the ranks of film editing in New York and San Francisco, on films such as "Reds", directed by Warren Beatty, "Tender Mercies", directed by Bruce Beresford, "Places in the Heart", directed by Robert Benton, "Little Drummer Girl", directed by George Roy Hill, and "The Mean Season", directed by Phil Boursos. In 1985 she began working with Lynch on "Blue Velvet". Sweeney continued to write screenplays while collaborating with Lynch. These include "The