The Sweeney displaying "1979". In "Sweeney 2" (1978), George and Jack eventually find themselves going to the island of Malta in order to track down a group of particularly violent armed robbers who have been committing bank and payroll robberies all over London and kill anybody that gets in their way, even members of their own gang, Jack & George were assigned the case by their recently convicted chief inspector as his last order, as he is about to be charged with corruption. In "The Sweeney" (2012) the setting moved to the present day, with Regan being played by Ray Winstone, Carter
Sweeney 2 leaving a trail which leads Jack Regan all the way to Malta and back, before he finds encouragement from Jupp, who meanwhile has been sent down for corruption because Jack wouldn't testify in court for him. "Sweeney 2" is the "third" film based on Ian Kennedy-Martin's original concept for "The Sweeney". In 1974 a pilot film was made for the ITV television network, entitled "Regan", which aired as a made for television film. There then followed three seasons on television, and, in 1977, a feature film released in cinemas entitled "Sweeney!" The film "Sweeney 2" followed in 1978. Barry Spikings