TV series / 1975-1978

The Sweeney

The Sweeney is a TV series from 1975-1978. This page summarizes IMDb episode ratings across 4 seasons and 53 rated episodes.

4 seasons 53 rated episodes 7.7 average 8,232 episode votes

Ratings by Season

Rows are episode numbers. Columns are seasons.

Episode 1234
1 7.9 8.2 7.6 8.2
2 7.5 7.8 7.9 7.8
3 7.1 7.4 7.3 7.2
4 7.6 7.7 7.9 7.4
5 7.4 8.1 8.2 7.7
6 7.9 7.2 7.8 7.9
7 7.9 8.0 7.3 8.3
8 7.1 8.2 7.8 7.7
9 7.6 8.2 7.7 7.4
10 7.8 7.9 7.8 7.8
11 7.4 7.7 7.8 6.9
12 7.9 8.1 7.5 7.2
13 8.3 8.1 8.0 7.7
14 8.4

Series summary

About The Sweeney

The rated episodes of The Sweeney have an average IMDb rating of 7.7 based on 8,232 episode votes. Season 2 has the highest average rating at 7.9 across 13 rated episodes. Season 1 has the lowest average rating at 7.6.

Genre
Action, Crime, and Drama
Runtime
51 minute episodes
Principal cast
John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, Garfield Morgan, John Alkin, Martyn Read, and Morris Perry
Writers
Ian Kennedy Martin, Trevor Preston, and Roger Marshall
Directors
Tom Clegg, Douglas Camfield, and David Wickes
Also known as
Inspektor Regan, Die Füchse, and Sweeney

Highest rated

Best Episodes

  1. S4E14: Jack or Knave The best episode of The Sweeney is S4E14: Jack or Knave with a 8.4 rating / 152 votes
  2. S1E13: Abduction 8.3 rating / 164 votes
  3. S4E7: Bait 8.3 rating / 156 votes
  4. S2E1: Chalk and Cheese 8.2 rating / 181 votes
  5. S4E1: Messenger of the Gods 8.2 rating / 171 votes

Lowest rated

Worst Episodes

  1. S4E11: Hearts and Minds The worse episode of The Sweeney is S4E11: Hearts and Minds with a 6.9 rating / 154 votes
  2. S1E3: Thin Ice 7.1 rating / 199 votes
  3. S1E8: Cover Story 7.1 rating / 171 votes
  4. S2E6: Trap 7.2 rating / 136 votes
  5. S4E12: Latin Lady 7.2 rating / 128 votes