The Sweeney

Hands Off That Series, We’re British

By Colin Campbell

December 11, 2014

We’re the Sweeney son, and we haven’t had any dinner. You’ve kept us waiting. So unless you want a kickin’ you tell us where those photographs are. Detective Inspector Jack Regan knew how to make a point. If he were writing this he’d be telling you, “We’re British son, and we haven’t had our BAFTA.…

John Thaw and Dennis Waterman in The Sweeney

The Sweeney and NYPD Blue:The Best Old Cop Shows

By Dirk Robertson

August 30, 2011

Television serves up memorable police stories both sides of the Atlantic. The old ones are the best. Good plots, great characters and tales that were not too sentimental. The ingredients really worked. Many missed the mark, of course. There was a U.S. horror, the name escapes me, that was a musical. The detectives would burst…