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The Sweeney [1st episode]

Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 1:59 pm
by steve56
Rewatched last night still good and the date said 1974 where have all the years gone Alan Lake was god as usual as hardman and although he mumbled a bit an eemed ill Ian Hendry gave a good performance too.

Re: The Sweeney [1st episode]

Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 3:20 pm
by planeterotica
I have the film Sweeney 2 on vhs its brilliant, they dont seem to make cop programmes like it today !love!




Re: The Sweeney [1st episode]

Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 12:28 pm
by Trumpton
steve56 wrote:

> Rewatched last night still good and the date said 1974 where
> have all the years gone Alan Lake was god as usual as hardman
> and although he mumbled a bit

Alan Lake. Wasn't he married to Diana Dors?

I don't think he was a full-time actor, cough, cough.


Re: The Sweeney [1st episode]

Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 12:48 pm
by ATS
Trumpton wrote:

> steve56 wrote:
>
> > Rewatched last night still good and the date said 1974 where
> > have all the years gone Alan Lake was god as usual as hardman
> > and although he mumbled a bit
>
> Alan Lake. Wasn't he married to Diana Dors?
>
> I don't think he was a full-time actor, cough, cough.
>

Yes he was. Caught the back end of a show looking back at the sweeney
on itv last night. One of the clips they showed featured Diana Dors

They were then screening one of the sweeney films after that show

Think Lake comited suicide soon after Diana Dors death

Re: The Sweeney [1st episode]

Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 1:07 pm
by Trumpton
Also, weren't Lake and Dors friends with Mary Millington?


Re: The Sweeney [1st episode]

Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 1:09 pm
by Ace
Yes, swingers as well............great parties!!


Re: The Sweeney [1st episode]

Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 1:12 pm
by steve56
Two way mirrors etc.

Re: The Sweeney [1st episode]

Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 1:15 pm
by one eyed jack
Yo Planet...I love The Sweeney. I must be on a 70's retrospective but as for they dont make em like they used to. igot 2 words: The Shield!

If there was a UK version I reckon Ross Kemp would be Vic Mackey


Re: The Sweeney [1st episode]

Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 2:16 pm
by Trumpton
"Get your trousers on, you're nicked!"

This line has now entered British folklore.


Re: The Sweeney [1st episode]

Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:38 pm
by Welshman
As is "We're The Sweeney son, and we haven't had any dinner!"