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
Terry Sweeney In 2018 he appeared in two episodes of FX's "" as David Gallo. Terry Sweeney's partner is Lanier Laney, a comedy writer who also wrote for "SNL" in the 1985–1986 season. According to a 2000 magazine article, they first met as members of a sketch comedy troupe called the "Bess Truman Players" before joining "SNL". Laney and Sweeney were also writing partners for "Saturday Night Live" during the 1985–1986 season, the film "Shag", and the Syfy Channel cartoon "Tripping the Rift". As of 2012, the couple reside in Beaufort, South Carolina. Terry Sweeney Terrance "Terry" Sweeney (born March 23, 1950)