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The Sweeney

Year:
Duration:
112 min
Genres:
Action | Crime | Drama
IMDB rate:
6.2
Director:
Nick Love
Awards:
2 nominations
Details
Country: UK
Release Date: 2013-03-01
Filming Locations: London, England, UK
Earnings
Opening Weekend: $20,321 (USA) (3 March 2013)
Gross: $26,345 (USA) (10 March 2013)
Cast
Actor
Character
Hayley Atwell
Hayley Atwell
The Sweeney
Ray Winstone
DI Jack Regan
Ben Drew
George Carter
Steven Mackintosh
DCI Ivan Lewis
Paul Anderson
Francis Allen
Alan Ford
Harry
Damian Lewis
DCI Frank Haskins
Caroline Chikezie
DC Kara Clarke
Allen Leech
DC Simon Ellis
Ronnie Fox
Johnny Wextru
Michael Wildman
Evelyn Simmonds
Steven Waddington
DC Nathan Miller
Kevin Michaels
Makin Trebolt
Kara Tointon
Megan Barret
Tayo Walker-Allen
Neil
Allan Corduner
Doctor
Nick Nevern
Freddy
Ed Skrein
David
Dean Harrison
Mikey
George Anton
Screw
Joan Blackham
Landlady
Max Bennett
Symes
John Warnaby
Mr. Bledisloe
Lee Whitlock
Whiting
Zora Suleman
Reporter
Matthew Hilliker
Robber 1
Matthew Thirlwall
Robber 2
Mark Killeen
Spook 1
Aleksandra Mikic
Thug 1
Josh Myers
Armed Officer (as Joshua Myers)
Sonny Muslim
Sabaru Driver 1
Alex Austin
Sabaru Driver 2
Ruby Wild
Girl
Jack Cooper
Spook 2
Marina Niel
Natalija Wolscat
Tony Lucken
Sawn Off
Julia Deakin
Older Woman
Sara Al-Tahan
Restaurant Diner (uncredited)
Cleo Bianca Anderson
Girl at Bar (uncredited)
Raj Awasti
Shop Manager (uncredited)
Kishore Bhatt
Warehouse Manager (uncredited)
Katharine Blackshaw
Office Worker and Tourist (uncredited)
Paul Blackwell
Passenger on Train (uncredited)
Hannah Blamires
Plainclothes Police Officer (uncredited)
Plamen Bonev
Ivan Cab Office Owner (uncredited)
Steven Borrie
Prison Officer (uncredited)
Mike Burton Phillipson
Scene of Crime Officer (uncredited)
Eric Campbell
Sweeney CID Officer
Terry Lee Coker
Prison Gang Member (uncredited)
James Cotter
Prisoner (uncredited)
Chris Cowlin
CID Officer
Lee Craven
Prisoner (uncredited)
Richard Crehan
Waiter (uncredited)
Tony Currier
Sweeney Plain Clothes (uncredited)
Simon DeSilva
Bank Security Guard (uncredited)
John Duggan
Prison Warden (uncredited)
Mark Tristan Eccles
Disgruntled Diner (uncredited)
Darren Sean Enright
Pool Hall Gambler
James a FitzGerald
Bullion Worker (uncredited)
Emma Fletcher
Witness (uncredited)
Susan Fordham
Office Worker (uncredited)
Jensen Freeman
City Banker (uncredited)
Robert Groom
Man in Bar (uncredited)
Valeria Guarini
Library-goer (uncredited)
Ignacio Guirado
Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Lee Hardy
Prisoner (uncredited)
Daniel Harland
Man in Restaurant (uncredited)
Claude Hoadley
Ellis's Date (uncredited)
Leigh Holland
Prisoner (uncredited)
Dan Raynham III
Man in Car (uncredited)
Stewart James
Michaels (uncredited)
Todd Von Joel
Flying Squad Officer (uncredited)
Jonas Khan
Young Police Officer (uncredited)
Chonradee Kulthap
Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Jess Liaudin
Pool Hall Bouncer (uncredited)
Garry Marriott
Paramedic (uncredited)
Matthew David McCarthy
Sweeney CID Officer
Pete Meads
Police Officer (uncredited)
Barry Miller
Prisoner (uncredited)
Matthew Mohseni
Thug (uncredited)
Jon L. Morris
Restaurant Diner (uncredited)
Reggie Offeh
Businessman (uncredited)
James Michael Rankin
Prison Warden (uncredited)
Anna Ray
Restaurant Diner (uncredited)
Dean Roberts
Prisoner (uncredited)
Kyri Saphiris
Vasilije (uncredited)
Santi Scinelli
Tourist (uncredited)
Emeka Sesay
Sam (uncredited)
Mick Slaney
Prison Van Warder (uncredited)
June Smith
City Worker Extra (uncredited)
Neil Alexander Smith
HQ Security Guard (uncredited)
Darran Specter
Voice (voice) (uncredited)
David Speed
Forensic Police Officer (uncredited)
Frank Stone
Office Worker (uncredited)
Sami Tesfay
Businessman (uncredited)
Gerald Tomkinson
Librarian (uncredited)
Gareth Turkington
Sawnoff (voice) (uncredited)
Julie Vollono
Teacher (uncredited)
Jon Wennington
Private Bank Customer (uncredited)
Nick Wilkinson
Man at Bar
Ella Wragg
Girl at Bar (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
The presenters and production team from Top Gear assisted in planning and filming the car chase scene. Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May were credited as stunt performers.
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The finale of the film is set in the seaside town of Gravesend. Actually, Gravesend is home to the training centre for the Metropolitan Police's firearms teams. The villains choose to make their escape through the only town in England that is normally brimming with armed police.
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Ray Winstone was in the Sweeney TV series as an extra in the episode The Sweeney: Loving Arms (1976).
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Goofs
In the gun fight outside the private bank, the rear window of the Volvo that Jack Regan is crouching behind keeps reverting back to intact glass between shots, repeatedly shattering in the same place after being fired at.
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In a number of scenes reference is made to police characters having a badge by way of ID. Police officers in the United Kingdom do not possess a badge, they hold a Warrant Card.
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Numerous characters including George Carter refer to their police rank as Officer. This is incorrect as no such rank exists in the UK Police. The correct rank is Constable and as such, he is Detective Constable George Carter.
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Quotes
DC George Carter: He's either done all his beans and gone skint or an opportunity came his way and he simply just couldn't say no.
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DC George Carter: If you're gonna tie the knot with someone make sure they're a 9 or a 3. A stunner or a complete shitter. If you fall in the middle you're fucked mate. It's never gonna work.
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DI Jack Regan: We've gotta flop on that jug that Harry was talking about.
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Faq
Q
What is the significance of the old style revolver Regan acquires?
A
It is a Webley .38, a reference to the original Sweeney series where it was the standard sidearm of the Flying Squad. In prison Ray Winstone's character improvises a weapon by wrapping 2 batteries in a sock, a reference to his earlier role in the film 'Scum'. A possible further reference to the the series the villains often drove Jaguars and the Sweeney drove the Ford Granada, these being replaced and brought up to date by the top of the range Focus.
Q
What does the film's title mean?
A
The Sweeney derives from "Sweeney Todd", which is Cockney rhyming slang for "Flying Squad" - the branch of London's Metropolitan Police that features in the film which specializes in investigating armed robbery and ambushing suspects in the act of serious crime.
Q
A Note Regarding Spoilers
A
The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.
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Photos from cast
Hayley Atwell Florence Brudenell-Bruce
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