The Sweeney (2012 film) for the role of Jack Regan. One of Winstone's earliest roles had been in the TV series of the same name as an unnamed youth. Ben Drew, alias rapper Plan B, took the role of George Carter. It was confirmed by the film's director, Nick Love, that the budget was around £3 million. The film was completed in mid-2012, and released on 12 September 2012. The final spend on the production was actually less than £2 million, coming in more than £1 million under budget. BBC's "Top Gear" filmed a car chase for the production in Series 18, Episode 3.
Flying Squad led to a massive internal investigation by the Dorset Constabulary into the Metropolitan Police Service and the City of London Police, codenamed Operation Countryman. The Flying Squad's work was dramatised in the 1970s British television series "The Sweeney", and two theatrically released feature film spin-offs, "Sweeney!" and "Sweeney 2", starring John Thaw and Dennis Waterman. A further film adaptation, "The Sweeney" (starring Ray Winstone), was released in 2012. In the 1940 George Formby film "Spare a Copper" Formby plays a War Reserve Constable intent on winning admission to a newly formed Flying Squad in Merseyside. In the 2002 video game