The Sweeney

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Basic Info

Genre: Action Crime Drama

Filmed: October – November 2011

Production Studios: Vertigo Films, Embargo Films

Principal Cast: Ray Winstone, Ben Drew, Hayley Atwell, Damian Lewis, Steven Mackintosh, Paul Anderson

Crew: Nick Love (Director), Nick Love and John Hodge (Screenwriters), Canny Rupert Preston (Producer)

Description

Based on the original ITV cult classic TV show, THE SWEENEY will be a modernization of the London Flying Squad, directed by Nick Love (THE FOOTBALL FACTORY, THE FIRM) and co-written by Bafta Winner John Hodge (TRAINSPOTTING).

Set in present day England, THE SWEENEY will be packed full of fast cars, action and wise cracks as it follows Flying Squad detectives Jack Regan, (originally played John Thaw,) George Carter (original played by Dennis Waterman) and their team, as they work to keep the bad guys down!

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