The Sweeney - Vol. 3 - Diamond Geezers [1975] | ![The Sweeney - Vol. 3 - Diamond Geezers [1975]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/517TV8A3G6L._SL75_.jpg)
 enlarge | Directors: Tom Clegg, Christopher Menaul
Actors: John Thaw, Dennis Waterman
Studio: Fremantle Home Entertainment
Category: Video
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Sales Rank: 16298
Format: Pal, Widescreen
Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 150
EAN: 5030697080776
ASIN: B000059MOV
Theatrical Release Date: 1975
Release Date: May 7, 2001
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Amazon.co.uk Review
If you were watching TV in the mid-1970s chances are The Sweeney was one of the weekly highlights and these re-mastered collections will have you pining for a time when the only choice was brown or beige, and a monkey would buy you a lot more than a nice whistle. If, however, these episodes are your first taste of Detective Inspector Jack Regan (John Thaw) and Detective Sergeant George Carter (Dennis Waterman) of the Flying Squad, be warned that you will soon be telling friends to "Shut it!" and scouring the pages of Exchange and Mart for a mint-condition Ford Granada in "Tawny Metallic". First aired as 1974's pilot "Regan", the show was produced by Thames Television subsidiary Euston Films and ran over four series and 53 episodes. Despite being given strict guidelines on speaking parts, locations and structure, writers were expected to produce scripts very quickly and individual episodes were filmed within 10 working days. Based on this frenetic schedule, the result was a choice parade of slags, blags and assorted lowlife, played out across fantastic London locations with a gritty humour that set the agenda for much of the small screen cop shows to follow. Regan and Carter manage to fit up a few collars between pints, and even occasionally shed their nylon shirts and flares for a distinctly unromantic interlude between the sheets--brown of course. --Steve Napleton
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