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
Sweeney! first film "was successful, so we're helping fill the demand by making another one". Sweeney! Sweeney! is a 1977 British crime film, made for the cinema as a spin-off from the television series "The Sweeney" which aired on ITV from 1975 to 1978. The film did well enough at the box office that a sequel, "Sweeney 2", was released in cinemas in 1978. The film followed DI Regan and DS Carter as they became embroiled in a deadly political scandal. One of the leading members of the British government, Charles Baker (Ian Bannen), is about to secure a huge deal