Samuel LoveShut it! Following the gritty brilliance of the first series, The Sweeney charges back onto the screen with another beautiful Blu-ray release from Old Gold Media, continuing to celebrate the show’s 50th anniversary. This edition continues the high standard set by the Series One release, featuring stunningly restored episodes sourced from the original 16mm A/B negatives. This landmark British series revolutionised the cop crime drama with its hard-hitting realism, no-nonsense characters, and bombastic action. Hard-hitting and compelling to this day, The Sweeney: Series Two is a must-own. Roll on Series Three and Four.
Synopsis
For Series Two of the police drama that threw out the TV rulebook fifty years ago, the stakes for Detective Inspector Jack Regan (John Thaw) and Detective Sergeant George Carter (Dennis Waterman) have never been higher! Whether they’re dealing with the death of a loved one in a hit or run; rescuing hostages at a bank-heist-gone-wrong siege or tracking down a couple of ruthless Australian criminals, the Flying Squad are going to do whatever it takes to keep the streets of London clean – even if it means playing nice with dodgy informants or being stitched up for corruption and being targeted by the men on their own force.
In the second series of The Sweeney, newly restored and remastered for the first time in the original TV aspect ratio on Blu-ray, everything is bigger, badder and more action packed. This definitive collector’s boxset will take you right to the heart of it, with a snout’s worth of special features and bonus materials thrown in. Watch it or we come in shooting!
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
- 2 Audio commentaries featuring actors Dennis Waterman & Garfield Morgan; authors of “The Sweeney: The Official Companion” Robert Fairclough & Mike Kenwood
- Select episode introductions by guest stars Bill Maynard, Gwen Taylor, James Booth, Ken Hutchison, Lynda Bellingham
- Interviews with stunt arranger Peter Brayham & writer Roger Marshall
- ‘Wild Boys’ – featurette with guest stars Patrick Mower, George Layton, Lynda Bellingham & writer Roger Marshall
- ‘Sweeney!’ 1977 film trailer with introduction by Lynda Bellingham
- Booklet
THE SWEENEY: SERIES TWO 50th ANNIVERSARY EDITION is available now on Blu-ray from Old Gold Media
