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 Sweeney programme was shot on 16mm film by Thames Television's film division, Euston Films. It was originally broadcast on ITV between 2 January 1975 and 28 December 1978 at 21:00–22:00 on weekdays (usually Mondays), with repeated screenings at the same time until the early 1980s. The series was created by writer Ian Kennedy Martin, brother of the better-known Troy Kennedy Martin, who wrote several episodes and also the second film. It was developed from a one-off TV drama entitled "Regan", a 90-minute made-for-TV movie that Ian Kennedy Martin wrote for Thames Television's "Armchair Cinema" series in 1974. The part of Regan