From the dark, gothic imagination of director tim burton comes sweeney todd. Baker is the rising star of government, regarded a future prime minister, who is. The supporting cast includes lauren bacall, ron howard, james stewart. Overview of sweeney, 1976, directed by david wickes, with john thaw, dennis waterman, barry foster, at turner classic movies. With john thaw, dennis waterman, garfield morgan, dave king. Staring ken hutchison, lewis fiander, dennis waterman and barry foster. This time around, the director is series veteran tom clegg and the script writing duties falls to troy kennedy martin, creator of z cars and brother of the sweeney creator ian. The first, regan, an 80minute madefortv movie which aired on itv in june 1974, served as the pilot for the tv show, launching the first series off the back of its success. A great film adaptation of the legendary tv series. He announces his firing on his program, observes that broadcasting has been his whole life, and adds that. Their joint investigation leads them to uncover another form of smuggling, in the process of which someone puts a bomb in.
Costarring denholm elliott and ken hutchison, sweeney 2 has been newly restored from original film elements. Tearing up the streets of london, the sweeney is a stylish, exhilarating action thriller proving sometimes you have to act like a criminal to catch a criminal. A veteran anchorman has been fired because hes over the hill and drinking too much and, even worse, because his ratings have gone down. Crimethriller movie andrew garfield, sydney sweeney, riley keough, jimmi simpson. The music of the sweeney was released in 2001 and features much of the incidental music used in the programme as well as many classic pieces of dialogue from various episodes. Written and directed by nick love, from a story by love and john hodge, it is based on the characters created by ian kennedy martin. With john thaw, dennis waterman, garfield morgan, marjorie yates. John thaw and dennis waterman in the sweeney photo. Carter is asked by an old flame, shirley glass, to try and help her locate her partner eddie, who has gone missing. Technophobe regan is initially all at sea when he comes up against the clever computer expert tony gray. Although it is proved that he got a legitimate loan and is innocent of robbery, his troubles are far from over as he is being black. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The sweeney is a 1970s british television police drama focusing on two members of the flying squad, a branch of the metropolitan police specialising in tackling armed robbery and violent crime in london. The sweeney gave us tvs most arresting coppers telegraph.
The programmes title derives from sweeney todd, which is cockney. Date of first registration 26 03 1976 year of manufacture 1976 cylinder capacity cc 2994cc vehicle colour silver. The sweeney exclusive home entertainment interview with hayley atwell and damian lewis. Eventually eddie, a small time crook, is discovered but he is well and truly dead. Sweeney 2 is a british action film by euston films, released cinematically in the uk in 1978. Jack regan is a hard edged detective in the flying squad of londons metropolitan police. A callous gang of bank robbers is creating havoc on the london streets. But in 1976 it was enough for a fledgling actor to be seen, albeit. Against the lush cosmopolitan setting of british cabinet minsters.
Regan trails kibber, believing that he may have killed oates, but this is just the. Ray winstone tells film critic tony earnshaw about being a fiftysomething. Avengers and game of thrones rule 2019 mtv movie and tv awards. Jack regan john thaw, who would later immortalise the character of detective chief inspector morse on tv investigates the death of a pals girlfriend. This girl carrie isnt another stereotyped product of the horror production line.
Apr 15, 2011 the full theme from the 1976 movie adaptation of the sweeney by denis king. The film and its music are property of euston films. Shot with a contemptuous disregard for focus, colour and composition. It stars john thaw as detective inspector jack regan and dennis waterman as his partner, detective sergeant george carter. Its also and this is what makes it so good an observant human portrait. Retired engineer fred booth has a very religious but very sick wife and is in need of money. The sweeney pay off tv episode 1976 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Tcm messageboards post your comments here add your comment share. The screenplay was written by miles hood swarthout the son of the author and scott hale. Jack regan john thaw, who would later immortalise the character of detective chief inspector morse on tv investigates the death of a. The shootist is a 1976 american western film directed by don siegel and based on glendon swarthout s 1975 novel of the same name. Framed on a drunkdrive charge and suspended from the force, with his partner and best mate george carter unable to help, jack must rely on his wits to. He meets wide boy artie ward who pays him to make guns, which fred genuinely believes to be replicas, but they are in fact the real thing and artie sells them to kids who use them to hold up small businesses.
Middleclass housewife marcia edmunds approaches regan in a pub and, in exchange for sex, supplies the names of the gang who recently robbed a bookies including that of her husband martin. With john thaw, dennis waterman, barry foster, ian bannen. That finally doesnt bother me, because what it does accomplish is done so well, is seen so sharply, is presented so unforgivingly, that network will outlive a lot of tidier movies. Based on the tv series the film follows di regan and ds carter as they became embroiled in a deadly political scandal. With john thaw, dennis waterman, garfield morgan, roy sone. Rough, tough and politically incorrect in the way that only the best 70s dramas can be, regan was a pilot film for the sweeney one of the major television. The sweeney is a 2012 british action drama film, inspired by the 1970s the sweeney, the british television police drama of the same name, but set in contemporary london. A crime drama about the flying squad, a division of londons metropolitan police, it was made as a sequel to the successful 1977 film sweeney. The full theme from the 1976 movie adaptation of the sweeney by denis king. Hardbitten flying squad officer jack regan gets embroiled in a deadly political plot when an old friend asks him to investigate the death of his girlfriend. The sweeney unfortunately seems like an attempt to combine the best british films into one, but simply doesnt succeed in doing so, with a messy story and a subplot involving the observing of the group felt lie something that should have been in a sequel, not in a remake trying to find its feet.
Internet movie data base, viewed 20050203 alison sweeney. The sweeney started out as a british tv detective program all about scotland yards flying squad. Sweeney 2 was the second big screen spin off from the euston films tv series, following 1976s sweeney. With john thaw, dennis waterman, garfield morgan, john alkin. With john thaw, dennis waterman, lee montague, ronald fraser. Young davey holmes is arrested after an elderly moneylender whom he has visited is attacked and robbed, and may, his mother, asks her old friend jack regan to intervene. Cellmates titus oates and colly kibber plan a robbery together whilst they are in prison. The shootist is a 1976 american western film directed by don siegel and based on glendon swarthouts 1975 novel of the same name. The supporting cast includes lauren bacall, ron howard, james stewart, richard boone, hugh obrian, harry morgan, john carradine. With john thaw, dennis waterman, garfield morgan, moira redmond. Shirley works as a croupier for the smooth arnold drake, whom regan and haskins suspect of large scale.
Theres a moment near the beginning of network that has us thinking this will be the definitive indictment of national television weve been promised. It stars ray winstone as jack regan, plan b credited as ben drew as george carter, and damian. The demon barber of fleet street, a bloody tale of music, murder, melodrama, meat p. With john thaw, dennis waterman, garfield morgan, john hurt. He is recognized by a witness but has a castiron alibi, which regan is eventually able to break. Inspector regan john thaw and sgt carter dennis waterman of the flying squad are soon called in to investigate. And it won several academy awards, including those for peter finch, awarded posthumously as. Gray is bent on revenge against dennis longfield, intending to steal his gold bullion consignment with the help of a little computer trickery but, at the end of the day, its regans oldfashioned. Sweet smell of succession 1976 the death of his girlfriend.
Turkish policeman captain shebbeq arrives in england for his old friend regan to help him track down a goldsmuggling ring, possibly connected to an insurance firm which is firebombed. New hollywood romantic action thriller movie part 4 in hindi ii new hollywood adventure history drama period hindi dubbed movies 2019. One of the leading members of the government, charles baker ian bannen is about to secure a huge deal with opec stabilising the world oil market and boosting britains position within it. With john thaw, dennis waterman, garfield morgan, nadim sawalha. The good, the bad and the ugly sad hill cemetery revisited filming location duration. Its popularity spawned a reasonably satisfying 1976 feature film, starring the tv series tom thaw. However, when they are released, they stage a dramatic fight to give regan the impression that they have fallen out with each other.
This was the second of three feature films based on the tv series. It also featured the main title theme from the first big screen version, sweeney. For a piece of sordid rubbish, this spinoff from the 70s tv cop series would be hard to outdo. Regan the original sweeney pilot movie hd trailer youtube.