The Sweeney: Series One (50th Anniversary Edition)

“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!   

Special Features

• Option to view episodes in original Mono, 5.1 Surround sound, or isolated music only tracks
• Armchair Cinema: Regan (original & 50-minute versions)
• Interview with series creator Ian Kennedy-Martin
• Restoring the Sweeney
• Reconstructed Titles from Original Stills
• Vintage Thames Trailer for Jackpot
• 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
  Audio Commentary on Armchair Cinema: Regan by actor Dennis Waterman, producer Ted Childs & director Tom Clegg 
• Audio Commentary on Ringer with actors Dennis Waterman, Garfield Morgan, writer Trevor Preston & editor Chris Burt
• Audio Commentary on Jackpot with authors of ”The Sweeney: The Official Companion” Robert Fairclough & Mike Kenwood
• Audio Commentary on Thin Ice with producer Ted Childs, writer Troy Kennedy-Martin & director Tom Clegg   
• Audio Commentary on Night Out with director David Wickes & assistant director Bill Westley
• Additional Audio Commentary on Night Out with producer Ted Childs & writer Troy Kennedy-Martin
• Audio Commentary on Stoppo Driver with actors Dennis Waterman & Garfield Morgan
• Audio Commentary on Abduction with actors Dennis Waterman, Garfield Morgan, writer Trevor Preston & director Tom Clegg
• Brand new, exclusive booklet on Series 1 by archive television historian Andrew Pixley