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 so long it as got the job done. Until "The Sweeney", this had been a subject largely ignored by British television. The series' own awareness of breaking new ground is evident in episodes such as the second series "Trojan Bus", where Regan briefly whistles the theme-tune to "Dixon of Dock Green" after a particularly elementary piece of detective work. It is a fast-paced edge-of-your-seat action series, depicting the Squad's relentless battle against armed robbery; but it nevertheless includes a substantial degree of humour. For the time, it had a high degree of graphic on-screen violence and the episodes tend to