Just a side note that you may or may not be interested in. When writing the theme tune, the composer stated he started with the words ‘The Sweeney, The Sweeney…. Try singing the words and noting the inflection in your voice will be similar to the tune.

​@@charliechristmas5147"The Sweeney...The Sweeney. Flared trousers and a Ford Granada..." Yeah, works alright.

Idk if I can agree, I think even the Professionals was better

Professional s was crap in comparison, Bodie Doyle Always in leather jackets and all the other agents in ties n suits , endings just to predictable …. Sweeney you never knew the ending

@@Gary-le7dz I thought the Sweeney was boring if I remember correctly when I watched it a bit

Them two would be drinking the bar dry in heaven🥃🍺🍺 god speed den and john🙏🏼🍺

@@leehighland5435 heaven sounds very dull

@@leehighland5435 Regan and carter would prefer hell anyway

@@duncanbirss8923 Only a fool would say they would prefer hell. Hell is extreme suffering, forever.

@@leehighland5435 You are completely in the wrong writing your first comment. A genuine Christian would not have written this. Not sure what bible you have been reading - I believe God to be a compassionate being. What has Dennis Waterman done that you think he should be eternally damned? Actually, don't answer that because you are in no position to judge anyone.

Hi God, are we dead?.....put your trousers on.

Your nicked

Been 20 years since John died ' don 't time fly.

@@paulfrost8895 both fine actors, grew up with their programmes on tv, back when tv was worth watching, now it’s too many channels showing too much watered down crap, I use my tv now for Netflix or KZfaq and premier league football otherwise it doesn’t get watched. I don’t watch terrestrial tv that’s what I mean lol.

@@Eleventhearlofmars I agree totally ' tv has gotten very lame and overated in recent years ' I say thank god for You Tube ' where you can select your own viewing choice ' mind you I got a wealth of dvd 's too ' which includes The Sweeney box set which being digitally remastered looks sharper than on You Tube ' my tv viewing is pretty limited these past 10 years or so ' I find afternoons some decent stuff on Film4 ' like old Westerns ' war films eg.

​@@paulfrost8895And they still want us to pay for a stupid TV licence with a lot of junk on TV nowadays I stopped watching TV some years ago and just have streaming services But yet the idiots at BBC still think I'm doing things illegally 😂😂 unbelievable 🙄🤬

UNITED STATES missed out on Sweeney and pros. Thank goodness I have the dvds to enjoy

Proper old London ' though the docks had already been derelict for some years by then.

You forgot to mention the ridiculous pointy building David.

The coffee percolator building? Or is that the gherkin?! 😆

No work, rubbish in the streets, derelict docklands……we have moved on.

And 'proper' route master buses,real not themed pubs, Lyons Corner House's, mummy!

John Thaw too.

@@alanjm1234 and Lewis Collins

@@0000dear He was in The Professionals, he wasn’t in this. Barry Foster though is also no longer with us, he also starred with Thaw in an Inspestor Morse episode too.

@@jane1975 I was thinking of my best 2 shows while growing up. Gordon Jackson too , rip. I met Barry Foster in the early 90s, he came into my local pub for last orders, The windmill pub at Waterloo.

I think the weird sound effects at the end was cool aswell

​@@brianmorecombe2726Scary as heck.

I personally thought it was state the obvious.

They spoiled it with the more-outlandish "guest stars" like Morecambe and Wise (under contract to Thames Television at the time).

That was one of the films I can't remember which one !

@@sickoftheleftwingscum The first one. Sweeney!

They don't do stuff like this anymore, its all rubbish. No real grit

@@chriswilliams5498 Bygone age that's long gone unfortunately ! 👍🇬🇧

A time when the police took pride in catching criminals instead of chasing people for so called hate crimes the Woke bunch of W⚓s ! 😁🇬🇧👍

Hi totally agree Monday night was Sweeney night I refused to even see my girlfriend on Monday nights when it was on.

Me too 👍loved the sweeney

I've got it as my phone ringtune!

@@colinfuidge8660 now there’s an idea..👌🏻

Lad at school used too batter me while doing the theme tune. Happy days.

@@jacksonirving4594 a true sadist. Bet he’s a copper now..😉

We're the sweeny son and we haven't had any dinner.

Men have gradually be demasculinized since then it's a disgrace what political correctness Woke and the like has done to society as a whole you wouldn't dare look at a woman's body like they did back then at least not in London Sadiq Khan's Police will have it down as a sex crime before long and you will be arrested for it or that's the plan for it to become a crime, when are we going to seriously stand up against all this crap ! 😱👍🇬🇧

God rest them both ' John and Dennis ' and all the other cast no longer around.

If only there really was a sky fairy

Go watch the long good Friday, that’s set in London docklands

Agreed, I was brought up at Bethal estate,

True and if you bought one back then will laugh at you now you will be smiling ear to ear

Check out Movie Pool Of London...Fantastic shots of old london.

St Katherines Dock was pricey even in 77

And all time.

@@paulfrost8895 Well done. Us Frosts obviously think the same!

@@1mikefrost Not my real name ' just an alias ' will be changing it soon.

Sweeney, Professionals, Minder, and The Bill... hehe just joking, fooled you there 😂

​@@andrewlockett4569The Bill was great though in it's early days and then London's Burning too

well put lee enjoyed it when i was young and still watch on dvd ................... brilliant programme and the music at the start was class 2 fine actors.................................

Yea ' but he was an evil bastard ' who thought he was untouchable ' after using his hitmen to kill all those associates of his ' then his own turned on him ' when he got nicked so he wouldn 't grass on them ' what goes around comes around ' certainly in this case ' a great performance by Barry Foster of Van Der Valk fame ' also sadly deceased now.

@@paulfrost8895 Barry was great in Frenzy as well.

A fantastic spot of prime land looking at the beautiful iconic Tower Bridge, a true symbol of the United Kingdom and recognised the world over. And all that land owned by the Kuwaiti government. Sad isn't it. Makes me want to cry.

@@tilerman _I was not aware of that fact. We have to ask ourselves how this could come about - apart from the machinations of the "elites" at the top of every country. No doubt somebody within the UK has been rewarded one way or the other. The manipulations are on an international level. _*_Utterly diabolical._*

Them and countless others ' there both in my top favourite list of tv icons i grew up with ' among many others ' like Corrie eg ' plus American cop drama shows.

That's a brilliant summary

Bob . How are you ? Fancy meeting you on KZfaq:-)

Yellow intake 3/86 here. Hope you are both enjoying your retirement. Ged

@@stephenbethell7548 Of all the gin joints in all the towns?? How are you and are you retired or gainfully employed elsewhere?

Well , I’m 69 this year and fully retired , but I live in Russia , yea ! Bit different I know

The Ford Squad vs Jaguars

I agree ' shame there not many like him left now ' coppers are way too soft now ' too much beurocracy and paperwork eg.

@@paulfrost8895 no, because bent coppers brought about the abolition of Judges Rules and the introduction of PACE and more recent restrictions on police powers. Add in a willingness by woke liberals and the left to prosecute officers over spurious and malicious allegations.

He had both a mother and a father, as far as is known.

@@paulfrost8895 Woke you mean, we cannot have a politicised Police Force it’s corruption in a major way and it needs to dealt with before it’s too late.

It’s Regan not Reagan just saying ☝️😁

Get your trousers on. You’re nicked.

Always thought Morse was a bit slow paced ' though there were some decent episode/story lines ' thought John Thaw did a good job portraying a different more sophisticated character to previous ' though even in that he was tough ' just without the physical methods.

I thought that the sweeney portrayed reg and car as straight cops against the upstairs pressure and nasty villains.

Regan and Carter were straight cops.

I liked the gentle touch

Please avoid dangerouse injections. Be safe. namaste.

Solid bloke, or wife beater?

@@AvailableHandle Sometimes both - but don't let that put you off.

Back when I was dealing a bit of coke it would've almost been a pleasure to have been nicked by these two. I think.

KZfaq is run by silly c✳!#s who censor our freedom of expression.

Sadly a remake was made with Ray Winstone. Disheartening when it was announced. Nothing will ever get near the original. Euston Films was a terrific production company.

I like Night In. My least favourite is the one with Eric and Ernie. Love the boys but that was a silly one. Not keen on the fake Aussie ones either.

You're right. Brought one back down slowly from the usually exciting episode.

60s and 70s were full of them.

I think Haskins was brilliant, the whole crew were good together.

That was brilliant too ' tho prefer this one slightly more ' have them on dvd ' along with the rest of the Sweeney box set.

@@paulfrost8895 I preferred the second film, also hearing John Thaw say the f word was hilarious. It wasn’t common on TV at the time now it’s overused, but it was also back to the Armed Robbery kind of crime that series was about, it was more violent though as it was a cinema release and Director Tom Clegg had more freedom to do that.

@@jane1975 I preferred Sweeney 2 as well.

@@jane1975 I like both for different reasons as they are very different films. The first one was commercially very successful in relation to its budget, whereas the second was not. Producer Ted Childs wanted the combination of Troy Kennedy Martin & Tom Clegg for 'Sweeney!' but got overruled as Euston wanted David Wickes combined with Ranald Graham's script. Childs got his way for the 'Sweeney! 2', but it didn't work with the public in the way its predecessor did.

Used to watch the Sweeney in my pjamas before bed ' with a cup of chocolate/hot milk eg ' as a kid ' now have pic enhanced quality on box set ' plus a portable dvd player which i can watch in bed as well as watching them on my tv ' can 't beat those classics non pc era ' cop dramas ' the Professionals was another brilliant one ' as well as a few from across the pond ' Starskey and Hutch ' Chips ' streets of San Francisco eg.

Brilliant.

Physcopaths ' probably earning a high wage.

Put your trousers on you’re nicked. Priceless 👍🏻🇬🇧

Yerv kept us waiting son.

Best quote ever

RIP Britain

@@helmethead72where is Britain

Agreed: it had to be spiced-up with some gunplay.

The second spin off movie was better.

The ending was classic David Wickes. The thing about the show was how you could tell who was directing a particular episode in minutes. Wicksey was quite stylised and was clearly influenced by the French New Wave, combined with a touch of Hollywood sparkle. He also directed one of the very best episodes 'Taste of Fear', which has a slow down freeze frame at the end.

A genuine London accent is not as easy as you'd think. You just have to watch the stage school 'luvvies' on eastenders to see that!

The young Linda Bellingham ' dies in the opening pre credit scene by lethal injection.

She was tasty meat was that oxo lady back in the day. 🙄 sorry lol.

Did they have gravy on them?

Linda Bellingham is also in the episode "Trojan Bus" with Patrick Moore, watched it recently.

So did that bird from "The Cuckoo Waltz".

Barry someone.

@@timryan355 Barry Foster

Sir Robert Rusk :)

@@ImLonelyLinda Also played Dutch detective Van De Valk.

Luvly … luvly…luvly, 😂