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
Ray Winstone had a role as CIA agent Darius Jedburgh in the "Edge of Darkness" remake, replacing Robert De Niro. In 2012 he played the role of Detective Inspector Jack Regan in a remake of "The Sweeney". Winstone stars also in the slasher-thriller film Red Snow, directed by Stuart St. Paul and based on a short film by Adam Mason. In 2011, Winstone starred in the British independent film "The Hot Potato", a comedy thriller about two men who come into possession of a lump of uranium. The film, which is set in the East End of London in the 1960s, also