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Rough, tough and politically incorrect in the way that only the best 70's dramas can be, Regan was a pilot film for The Sweeney - one of the major television successes of the last fifty years. Featuring John Thaw as the irascible Detective Inspector Regan and Dennis Waterman as his loyal 'oppo' Detective Sergeant Carter, Regan was an immediate critical and ratings hit, resulting in four series of The Sweeney and two successful feature films. Jack Regan is a good copper, but his tough, intuitive style is becoming unfashionable in a Scotland Yard seeking a new image. When a policeman is mysteriously murdered, Regan breaks all the rules to find the killer - but he finds there are men in the Flying Squad prepared to break him.
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United Kingdom
asDet. Insp. Jack Regan
asDet. Sgt. George Carter
asDet. Chief Insp. Haskins
asArthur Dale
asTusser
asAnnie
asKate Regan
asDet. Chief Supt. Maynon
asDet. Insp. Laker
asMorton
asMiriam
asPeter
asDet. Sgt. Kent
asSouth
asLandlord
asInterviewer
asMrs Berry
asDoctor
asStrip Club Heavy
asJohno's Wife
asDet. Sgt. Cowley
asEdward Grenfell (uncredited)
asWoman in Pub (uncredited)
asMiriam's Pianist (uncredited)
asMan in Pub (uncredited)
asBusty Woman in Pub (uncredited)
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