The Sweeney (2012 film) Squad's purpose is to investigate commercial armed robberies, along with the prevention and investigation of other serious armed crime. The title is derived from "Sweeney Todd", which is Cockney rhyming slang for "Flying Squad". The film was released on 12 September 2012. Flying Squad officers Detective Inspector Jack Regan (Ray Winstone) and Detective Constable George Carter (Ben Drew) arrive at the scene of a warehouse robbery; four armed men are attempting to steal gold bars. After Regan and Carter capture the robbers, Regan takes some of the gold bars to give to his informant Harry (Alan Ford). Detective Chief Inspector
The Professionals (TV series) Comic Strip" TV series produced a spoof entitled "The Bullshitters", featuring two characters called Bonehead and Foyle in an episode called 'Roll Out the Gun Barrel". Bonehead and Foyle returned to TV screens in 1993 in "The Comic Strip" one-off "Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown" alongside 'Shouting George from The Weeny' (Jack Regan from "The Sweeney"), 'Spanker' ("Spender") and 'Jason Bentley' ("Department S"'s Jason King). Peter Jackson's 1987 film, "Bad Taste", featured Astro Investigation and Defence Service employees "the boys", a Doyle and Bodie parody complete with Ford Capri. In 1996 Nissan cars ran a popular comedy