The Sweeney displaying "1979". In "Sweeney 2" (1978), George and Jack eventually find themselves going to the island of Malta in order to track down a group of particularly violent armed robbers who have been committing bank and payroll robberies all over London and kill anybody that gets in their way, even members of their own gang, Jack & George were assigned the case by their recently convicted chief inspector as his last order, as he is about to be charged with corruption. In "The Sweeney" (2012) the setting moved to the present day, with Regan being played by Ray Winstone, Carter
Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown in order to make their shots appear more dynamic. For the second half of the film they again appear without shirts and, finally, without trousers. Introduced as "Shouting George from The Weeny", George is based on Jack Regan of "The Sweeney". He is played by Jim Broadbent, and his portrayal is remarkably close to the original. George uses London slang extensively, shouts, chain-smokes and insists on calling his commanding officer "guv". His detective methods involve visiting East End "villains' drinkers" in search of information. In common with Bonehead and Foyle he drives and parks his car – a 1970s Ford