5 Star

The Grand Finale.

Well, thank you Fetch Publicity for delivering this famous gritty TV Series from the 1970s, this is the fourth and final series from 1978, and we can enjoy these fourteen fully restored episodes. The grit is grittier, the colour is sharper, but nothing is as sharp as Regan’s tongue. With nearly twelve hours of action, this is the finale to a decade defining cop show. Absolutely awesome.

Regan and Carter are in for some interesting times ahead as they sift through the detritus of the seedier side of the criminal fraternity. Where they come across some very famous faces up against them, with Diana Dors (Oliver Twist, The Amazing Mr. Blunden), Edward Judd (The Day the Earth Caught Fire, First Men in the Moon), George Sewell (Get Carter, Barry Lyndon), Barbara Ewing (Dracula Has Risen from the Grave, Eye of the Needle), Jenny Runacre (The Lady Vanishes, Jubilee), Richard Wilson (One Foot in the Grave (TV Series), A Passage to India), Joss Ackland (The Hunt for Red October, Lethal Weapon 2), Geoffrey Palmer (The Madness of King George, Tomorrow Never Dies), Michael Elphick (Withnail and I, The Elephant Man), Eric Morecambe (The Intelligence Men), Ernie Wise (Night Train to Murder), Jenny Quayle (Keep It in the Family (TV Series), Heidi (TV Mini Series)), Lynda La Plante (Widows, Trial & Retribution), George Innes (The Italian Job, Stardust), Richard Griffiths (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The History Boys).

Regan and Carter will face opposition from robbers, blackmailers, murderers, smugglers, and their own force. With plenty of familiar faces helping or hindering the Flying Squad, you are in for a smorgasbord of nostalgia as the Sweeney do their thing.

The Sweeney: Series Four 50th Anniversary Edition
Newly Restored Edition is available on Blu-ray

 

Order Series Four now from Amazon, HMV, Zavvi, and Rarewaves; also available as a digital download. Series One, Two and Three are available now.

Special Features:
New restoration from the original 16mm A/B negatives
Option to view episodes in original Mono, 5.1 Surround sound or isolated music only tracks
5 Audio commentaries featuring producer Ted Childs, director Tom Clegg, writer Tony Hoare, authors of “The Sweeney: The Official Companion” Robert Fairclough & Mike Kenwood, series restorer/grader Jonathan Wood & blu-ray producer Grant Taylor with comments by guest star Dawn Perllman
Select episode introductions by guest stars James Warrior, George Sewell, Jenny Runacre, Nick Stringer, Peter Wight & Eric Morecambe’s son Gary
“Money, Money, Money” – additional widescreen version
The Electric Theatre Show – 1978 interviews with John Thaw, Dennis Waterman and Ted Childs
This Is Your Life – excerpts with John Thaw & Dennis Waterman
The Sweeney: Widening the Titles – featurette
Completing The Sweeney in High Definition – featurette
The Sweeney Out-Takes
Sweeney 2 – film trailer with introduction by Ken Hutchison & James Warrior
Series 1 – 4 Image Gallery
Blu-ray Promotional Trailers
PDFs of The Sweeney 1976/1977/1978 Annuals & The Sweeney 2 film promotional material
Booklet