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! typical "Sweeney" bittersweet ending. "Sweeney!" was made by Euston Films, who also produced the television series. This was the second of three feature films based on the TV series. The first, "Regan", an 80-minute made-for-TV movie which aired on ITV in June 1974, served as the pilot for the TV show, launching the first series off the back of its success. Euston had been planning a feature film version for some time: this movie was part of a £6 million six-film programme announced two years earlier, in 1975, by Nat Cohen of EMI Films. Filming was relatively quick and inexpensive,