- Actors: John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, Barry Foster, Ian Bannen, Colin Welland
- Directors: David Wickes
- Writers: Ian Kennedy Martin, Ranald Graham
- Producers: George Taylor, Lloyd Shirley, Ted Childs
- Classification: 18
- Studio: Warner
- VHS Release Date: 15 May 2000
- Run Time: 89 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004TBRI
-
Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
13,252 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
- #22 in Film & TV > Television > TV Series > The Sweeney
|
||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||
Product details |
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organise and find favourite items. |
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
This is one seriously good film, and although the plot is twisted the episode moves along at a good pace, and features all of the great bits which made up the TV Series. Perhaps not one for the squeamish though, this episode contains a lot stronger violence than the TV Series in places. Its still a good film, 25 years after it was first produced.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
Forget THE BILL and countless other cop series which we've been served over the past couple of years... if you wanted excitement, relentlessly violent action, a fair dose of realism and good old British humour, then you'd get THE SWEENEY in which the Flying Squad's finest, Insp. Jack Regan (John Thaw) and Sgt. George Carter (Dennis Waterman) regularly nabbed robbers, thieves and other big-time criminals, using as much brute force as possible, and now and then, there'd be the odd gunfight or two. The labyrynthine plot of this first movie spin-off may not do the series much justice, but nevertheless, it's fast-paced and features a chase sequence which ends with Regan swearing violently at a taxi-driver who won't give him a lift. Earlier on in the film, there's a bl***y good punch-up between Regan's men and a gang of blaggers which culminates in Regan ordering Carter to kick the gangleader in the nuts! Apart from that, there's really not a lot of action, but it is interesting to see how Regan dodges his enemies and works his way through an elaborate conspiracy, involving a drunken politician (Ian Bannen) and his weaselly right-hand man (Barry Foster). John Thaw is as good as ever, making a bit of time between the sheets with a young Diane Keen and the ending is quite good when Regan's rebelliousness leads to villain McQueen's demise at the hand of his own hitmen.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
Bit of a weird story line, but once it gets going we have classic sweeney ALL the way. Some superb one liners from Regan, and great banter between him and Carter. Not as good as the second film, but worthy of a purchase from all genuine sweeney fans.
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
