It's the best cop series I've ever seen, period.
I think one other '70s cop show that comes close to it is The Streets Of San Francisco, even though it was American.
The Professionals was great, too. A little far-fetched, yes, but it was more action-packed, some of the stories were clever and intricate and Shaw and Collins were just as good a double act as Thaw & Waterman.
I never saw much of Life On Mars, but I know some Sweeney fans didn't like it, because they thought it ridiculed the Seventies.
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16 years ago
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youngian67
16 years ago
If you love the Sweeney there is one British cop show that matches it and became so controversial it was only ever shown once after the government gave the BBC a real rocketing.
Just released on DVD after a 30 year gap is GF Newman's Law and Order (nothing to do with the US show) which starred Derek Martin as a bent as buckles flying squad officer Fred Pyle.
Not exactly comfortable viewing it follows Pyle lining his pockets and stitching blagger Jack Lynn (Peter Dean). Told in four parts it follows the story fromt he point of view of the corrupt copper, an equally shadey lawyer and a professional villian. The final of the four episodes, the Prisoner's Tale, is one of the most compelling pieces of drama ever broadcast on British TV.
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Studman_Productions
16 years ago
I think one other '70s cop show that comes close to it is The Streets Of San Francisco, even though it was American.
What's that supposed to mean?
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h-ahmad-1
16 years ago
What I meant was that I haven't seen any other British cop show that is as good as The Sweeney and that The Streets Of San Francisco is the closest I have seen to a show that matches The Sweeney, even if it is from another country.
I wasn't saying anything against it being American. There are quite a lot of US shows I do like.
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