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Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue criminals with the help of his partner, George Carter.
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- E1 RingerNext upJan 2, 1975 · ★ 8.0
Synopsis
After Regan’s car is stolen with invaluable surveillance photos from a stakeout, the thief gives a heads-up to Sweeney’s target.
Guest stars: Ian Hendry (Dave Brooker), Alan Lake (John Merrick), Colin Douglas (Commander), Brian Blessed (Frank Kemble), Jack McKenzie (Len), Jill Townsend (Jenny Peters), June Brown (Mrs. Martin), Toni Palmer (Edi Driscoll)
- E2 JackpotJan 9, 1975
Synopsis
Regan’s flying squad falls under suspicion after they apprehend a gang of hijackers, but a bag with 35,000 pounds in it has somehow disappeared.
Guest stars: Richard Davies (Doctor), Sally Faulkner (WPC Pat Bond), Morris Perry (Det. Chief Supt. Maynon), Jack McKenzie (Len), Ed Devereaux (Harry Biggleswade), William Morgan Sheppard (Det. Chief Insp. Morrison), Bernard Gallagher (Desk Sergeant), Carolyn Jones (Irene Biggleswade)
- E3 Thin IceJan 16, 1975
Synopsis
Regan clashes with an arrogant police superintendent when a crime kingpin is allowed to leave the country and go to France.
Guest stars: Brian Wilde (Stanley Hedges), Brian Glover (Moose), Peter Jeffrey (Det. Supt. Pringle), Morris Perry (Det. Chief Supt. Maynon), Maurice O'Connell (Morgan), Alfred Marks (Gerald Bishop), Bill Dean (Charlie Norton), Margaret Nolan (Betty)
- E4 Queen’s PawnJan 23, 1975
Synopsis
After a high-powered lawyer gets three petty thugs off on a murder charge, Regan is authorized to use whatever means necessary to bring the hoodlums in.
Guest stars: Gertan Klauber (Emilio), Christopher Ellison (Phillip Budd), Tony Selby (Johnny Lyon), Morris Perry (Det. Chief Supt. Maynon), Julian Glover (Bernard Stone), Tony Caunter (Derek Clarke), Lynn Dearth (Sheila Lyon), John Flanagan (DS Matt Mathews)
- E5 JigsawJan 30, 1975
Synopsis
Regan is convinced that Eddie Boyse, a recently released career criminal, is responsible for a robbery, but Boyse was with Regan when the crime occurred.
Guest stars: Sheila Gish (June), Del Henney (Eddie Boyse), Ken Parry (Fat Eric), Jack Woolgar (Fred Steadman - Night Watchman), Richard Hampton (Hilary Elkin), Joan Scott (Headmistress), Evie Garratt (Night Watchman's Daughter), Valerie Bell (Barmaid)
- E6 Night OutFeb 6, 1975 · ★ 4.0
Synopsis
When the Superintendent finds out that there is a bank robbery in progress on a Saturday afternoon, he assigns Regan to visit an old girlfriend whose apartment is adjacent.
Guest stars: T. P. McKenna (Det. Supt. Grant), Peter Childs (Jim), Mitzi Rogers (Iris Long), David Hargreaves (Det. Sgt. Jellineck), Christopher Beeny (The Photographer), Derrick O'Connor (Eagle), Wesley Murphy (Dukes, Pub Landlord), John Oxley (Uniformed Policeman)
- E7 The PlacerFeb 13, 1975 · ★ 4.2
Synopsis
Regan adopts a new identity as an ex-con and goes undercover as a truck driver to expose a hijacking ring.
Guest stars: Stanley Meadows (Harry Poole), Susan Tracy (Fran), Tony Steedman (Andrew Barkis), Marjie Lawrence (Mrs. Harris), John Forgeham (Dennis Rawlins), Carl Rigg (Det. Sgt. Kent), Robert Russell (Arni), Jeremy Young (Wren)
- E8 Cover StoryFeb 20, 1975
Synopsis
It’s unclear whether a beautiful crime reporter is involved with a criminal gang or just a catspaw.
Guest stars: Prunella Gee (Sandy Williams), Bernadette Milnes (Maureen Whittle), Michael McStay (Eric - Nightclub Manager), Timothy Carlton (Justin), Mike Savage (Ward), James Marcus (Myles), Thalia Kouri (The Maid)
- E9 Golden BoyFeb 27, 1975
Synopsis
When seedy informant Harry Fuller is spotted by Regan in a pub flush with money, he knows something is up and interrogates Harry.
Guest stars: Tony Jay (Lambourne), Dudley Sutton (Max Deller), John Nolan (Bernie Conway), Anthony Morton (Harry Fuller), Colin Campbell (Det. Insp. Terry Potter), Anne Zelda (Joanna Drummond), Peter Miles (Bradshaw), Denis DeMarne (Fred)
- E10 Stoppo DriverMar 6, 1975
Synopsis
After their own getaway driver is killed fleeing police, a gang blackmails a young policeman into being their driver by kidnapping his bride.
Guest stars: Nicola Pagett (Sara Prince), Billy Murray (Brian Cooney), Wolfe Morris (Greg Prince), Aubrey Morris (The Card Player), Paul Angelis (Barney Prince), Paul Henry (Morris Brass), Carrie Lee Baker (Marie Cooney), Hugh Futcher (The Porter)
- E11 Big SpenderMar 13, 1975
Synopsis
The Smith Brothers, a vicious group of mobsters, abandon their usual strong-arm tactics to run a parking ticket scam at a car park.
Guest stars: Warren Mitchell (William Wardle), Catherine Schell (Stella Goodman), Godfrey James (Charley Smith), Julian Holloway (John Smith), Billy Hamon (Barry Smith), Maureen Pryor (Enid Wardle), Peter Armitage (Jacko), Peter Glaze (Joe Spratt)
- E12 Contact BreakerMar 20, 1975
Synopsis
After Danny Keever, a convict on weekend release and due for parole, is framed in a bank robbery, Regan works to clear him.
Guest stars: Tony Anholt (Mark Colebrook), Ivor Roberts (Sale), David Jackson (Eddy Cory), Colin Douglas (Commander), Cheryl Hall (Jenny), Warren Clarke (Danny Keever), Coral Atkins (Brenda Keever), John Collin (Parish)
- E13 AbductionMar 27, 1975
Synopsis
After Regan gets a tip about an upcoming robbery from a trusted informant, the gang kidnaps his daughter to blackmail him into inaction.
Guest stars: Wanda Ventham (Brenda), Patricia Maynard (Miss Doreen Alexander), Arnold Diamond (Dr. Cohen), Janet Key (Kate Regan), Stuart Wilson (DI Ken Knowles), Joe Gladwin (Stanley Proctor), Reginald Marsh (Arnold Foss), Naomi Chance (Miss Fay Mayhew)
Cast & crew
Created by Ian Kennedy Martin
John Thaw
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