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The Sweeney: Series One 50th Anniversary Edition

£62.99

Released: 2nd June 2025. "Get your trousers on, you're nicked!" Fifty years ago, The Sweeney bust open the door and exploded onto TV screens, forever changing the face of TV police drama. Detective Inspector Jack Regan (John Thaw) and Detective Sergeant George Carter (Dennis Waterman) of the Flying Squad had only one rule when it came to taking down London criminals - forget the rules! Audiences were blown away by this new depiction of the police as flawed and realistic characters willing and ready to bend the rules if it meant keeping the streets safe. In this groundbreaking first season, featuring a new 2025 restoration on Blu-ray in the original broadcast aspect ratio, The Sweeney take on kidnappers, hijackers, bank robbers and worse. This definitive collector's boxset includes two versions of the original Armchair Cinema episode Regan' that launched the series together with a heist's worth of special features and bonus materials. Now watch it and shut it!

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  • Details

    Released:
    2nd June 2025
    Category:
    Television
    Studio:
    Old Gold Media
    Format:
    Blu-ray
    Barcode:
    5061088920081

  • Description

    "Get your trousers on, you're nicked!" Fifty years ago, The Sweeney bust open the door and exploded onto TV screens, forever changing the face of TV police drama. Detective Inspector Jack Regan (John Thaw) and Detective Sergeant George Carter (Dennis Waterman) of the Flying Squad had only one rule when it came to taking down London criminals - forget the rules! Audiences were blown away by this new depiction of the police as flawed and realistic characters willing and ready to bend the rules if it meant keeping the streets safe. In this groundbreaking first season, featuring a new 2025 restoration on Blu-ray in the original broadcast aspect ratio, The Sweeney take on kidnappers, hijackers, bank robbers and worse. This definitive collector's boxset includes two versions of the original Armchair Cinema episode Regan' that launched the series together with a heist's worth of special features and bonus materials. Now watch it and shut it!
    Region Code:
    Region B
    Duration:
    720 minutes
    Extras:
    Language(s): English, Hard of Hearing Subtitles: English, Interactive Menu, Screen ratio 1 - 1.33:1, Mono 2.0, Booklet, Bonus Footage, Commentary: 'Armchair Cinema: Regan': Dennis Waterman (actor); Ted Childs (producer) and Tom Clegg (director); 'Ringer': Dennis Waterman, Garfield Morgan (actor), Trevor Preston (writer) and Chris Burt (editor); 'Jackpot': Robert Fairclough and Mike Kenwood (authors); 'Thin Ice': Ted Childs, Troy Kennedy-Martin (writer) Tom Clegg; 'Night Out': David Wickes (director) and Bill Westley (assistant director); 'Night Out': Ted Childs and Troy Kennedy-Martin; 'Stoppo Driver': Dennis Waterman and Garfield Morgan; 'Abduction': Dennis Waterman, Garfield Morgan, Trevor Preston and Tom Clegg., Documentaries: 'Restoring 'The Sweeney''., Interviews: Ian Kennedy-Martin (creator)., Armchair Cinema: 'Regan' (original and 50-minute versions); Isolated music only tracks; Reconstructed titles from original stills; Introduction to 'Queen's Pawn' by Tony Shelby; Introduction to 'The Placer' by John Forgeham; Introduction to 'Cover Story' by Prunella Gee; Introduction to 'Golden Boy' by Dudley Sutton; Introduction to 'Stoppo Driver' by Billy Murray; Introduction to 'Big Spender' by Warren Mitchell; Introduction to 'Abduction' by Wanda Ventham., Trailers

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