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All thirteen episodes from the first series of the gritty 1970s television police drama. John Thaw and Dennis Waterman star as Jack Regan and George Carter, two of the tough, uncompromising cops from Scotland Yard's Flying Squad. In this series, the team take on big-time bullion thieves, Regan gets accused of police harrassment, and a gang of crooks kidnap Regan's daughter to force the police away from a daring robbery. Episodes are: 'Ringer'; 'Jackpot'; 'Thin Ice'; 'Queen's Pawn'; 'Jigsaw'; 'Night Out'; 'The Placer'; 'Cover Story'; 'Golden Boy'; 'Stoppo Driver'; 'Big Spender'; 'Contact Breaker'; and 'Abduction'.
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 0 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Box Set, Cast/Crew Interview(s), Commentary, Interactive Menu, Multi-DVD Set, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: The complete first series of this hugely successful television series starring John Thaw as the legendary Jack Regan and Dennis Waterman as sidekick George Carter. This is first of four box sets featuring all 13 episodes from series 1. Most of these episodes are new to DVD and 2 episodes have never been previously released on any format. Episodes comprise: 1. Ringer 2. Jackpot 3. Thin Ice 4. Queen's Pawn 5. Jigsaw 6. Night Out 7. The Placer 8. Cover Story 9. Golden Boy 10. Stoppo Driver 11. Big Spender 12. Contact Breaker 13. Abduction SCREENED/AWARDED AT: BAFTA Awards, ...The Sweeney - Series One - 4-DVD Box Set
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82 of 82 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. G. Lee
Format:DVD
When you are lucky enough to immerse yourself in a DVD like this you realise just how poor, blighted and wet today's telly really is. Good stories, interesting human villians, flawed policemen that we sometimes find it hard to like and live with, played by excellent actors who know enough about real people to know that "looking cool" isn't acting: it's the fraud that is too often called acting. Crisp acidic scripting keeps us involved and explosive action of an order no longer available on TV make this a valuable addition to any DVD collection and there are jokes and down times that some comedians and all of Eastender's writers would dream about if only they had the imagination. And the music at the start is matched by the moodiness of the music at the end and this time without an undertalented, overpaid TV announcer telling us what's on next all over it, Fantastic!
34 of 34 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. N. Morgan
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Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
"YOU'RE NICKED" became the catchphrase of every secondary schoolyard in the 70s thanks to this tough, gritty detective series. And it very soon achieved cult status thanks to some brilliant acting by (sadly the late) John Thaw and crowd. I won't repeat what's already been said about the episodes and extras, other than to say I was very pleasantly surprised to see that Network have decided to reproduce the episodes just about as verbatim as possible i.e. you get the original Thames Television logo at the start of each episode AND you get the commercial break "stings" (minus the adverts of course) twice in each episode - all of which to me at any rate adds an extra degree of authenticity and "nostalgia factor" (these stings also provide an excellent "pausing place" to go out to the kitchen & put the kettle on).
The transcription to DVD is of good technical quality - pretty well on a par with the excellent job Carlton do with their DVD remasters of old TV series. Don't expect home cinema quality video and sound as these programmes were filmed on 16mm film not 35mm, but the quality is about as good as is possible to get from 30 year-old media.
This set (and series 2 for that matter) are well worth buying - particularly if like me you're getting fed up with reality TV, makeover programmes, "let's go find and buy a house in Spain/France/Outer Mongolia/Who Cares"-type programmes and other such mindless froth that are swamping the UK's TV channels these days. The Test Card had more appeal - at least it was accompanied by some cracking music and the odd colour film on how plastics etc. were made and used.
The Sweeney comes recommended by me. Let's hope all 4 series get released! It's quality TV that will never be equalled today.
24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
By "dybby"
Format:DVD
When the word 'Classic' is used to describe a film or TV program, too often, after having watched it, you just end up feeling greatly disappointed. This does NOT apply to The Sweeney. Revolutionary when it was made, it has never been equalled in its realism, quality of acting, scriptwriting or filming. Best of all though, every episode is just fantastic entertainment, a concept that seems to have been forgotten by the makers of modern day television.
To the very great credit of Network, they have added genuine Special Features with the Commentaries that accompany a number of episodes. The most fascinating are the ones between Dennis Waterman, Garfield Morgan, Trevor Preston & Tom Clegg. Could we have lots more for Series Two please!!
If you like great TV, get frustrated by The Bill or Mersey Beat and want to own the best British TV Cop Show ever made (or likely to be made), then do not hesitate and place your order now. I did!
When you watch each episode you can even play a game - What have I seen them in since? There is plenty of familiar faces that suddenly pop on screen to choose from.
It is a shame that this DVD collection was only brought out after the untimely death of John Thaw (D.I. Jack Regan himself) but what a real tribute to him and ALL the actors.
We all miss you, Guv.
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Fantastic Picture Quality
Having been a fan of the series when it first came out, I was looking forward to seeing if the series has stood the test of time. The answer is - it does mainly. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Ian Holliday
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the best
this was a great programme to watch when it was on the television,so it was great to buy the dvds so you can always go back and watch all your favourites and John Thaw was great... Read more
Published 3 months ago by PENNY
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shut it in dts!
superb blu ray,been a fan of the sweeney since i was a kid and can honestly say ive never seen it looking so good. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Pablo Leone
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fantastic blu-ray
This is a review of the blu-ray edition released in 2012.
I already had the series on DVD but this blu-ray is fantastic and a model of how a TV show shot on film can be... Read more
I already had the series on DVD but this blu-ray is fantastic and a model of how a TV show shot on film can be... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Richard Bevan
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The Sweeney: Great Show and Great DVD Set
No doubt about, "The Sweeney" is one of the best television shows I ever watched. It's realistic and action-packed. And this "Complete First Series" DVD set is amazing. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Thomaz Kravezuk
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THE SWEENY SERIES ONE
Some telivision is timeless!If you ignore the dodgy clothes and haistyles you can put any of the DVDs in this series,cue the music and you're immersed in classic seventies cop... Read more
Published 6 months ago by spatts
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If only all TV shows were released in such a quality format
For many years the notion of releasing old "standard definition" telly on BluRay was scoffed at as pointless and unnecessary, people claiming it would offer no improvements in... Read more
Published 7 months ago by feline1
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As Good As It Gets.
The first thing to say about this release is the aspect ratio. Whereas the restored DVD's re-formatted the 4:3 picture to fit the dimensions of widescreen (16:9) TV's, this... Read more
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The Sweeney Season 1 blu-ray.
The Sweeney season 1 in blu-ray is a revelation. Sharper and cleaner than the pilot Regan released last year. The picture and sound is top notch. Read more
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The Sweeney Series 1 - Shut It!
The creation of Ian Kennedy-Martin, the first series of the Sweeney hit TV screens in January 1975, and TV police shows were never the same again. Read more
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