Regan (1974)
Rough, tough and politically incorrect in the way that only the best 70's dramas can be, Regan was a pilot film for The Sweeney - one of the major television successes of the last fifty years. Featuring John Thaw as the irascible Detective Inspector Regan and Dennis Waterman as his loyal 'oppo' Detective Sergeant Carter, Regan was an immediate critical and ratings hit, resulting in four series of The Sweeney and two successful feature films. Jack Regan is a good copper, but his tough, intuitive style is becoming unfashionable in a Scotland Yard seeking a new image. When a policeman is mysteriously murdered, Regan breaks all the rules to find the killer - but he finds there are men in the Flying Squad prepared to break him.
Director: Tom Clegg
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John Thaw as Det. Insp. Jack Regan |
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Dennis Waterman as Det. Sgt. George Carter |
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Garfield Morgan as Det. Chief Insp. Haskins |
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Lee Montague as Arthur Dale |
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David Daker as Tusser |
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Maureen Lipman as Annie |
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Janet Key as Kate Regan |
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Morris Perry as Det. Chief Supt. Maynon |
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Stephen Yardley as Det. Insp. Laker |
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Barry Jackson as Morton |
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Miquel Brown as Miriam |
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Peter Blythe as Peter |
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Carl Rigg as Det. Sgt. Kent |
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Michael De Costa as South |
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Ron Pember as Landlord |
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Jonathan Elsom as Interviewer |
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Betty Woolfe as Mrs Berry |
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Seymour Matthews as Doctor |
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Don Henderson as Strip Club Heavy |
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Nancy Gabrielle as Johno's Wife |
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Del Baker as Det. Sgt. Cowley |
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Peter Brayham as Edward Grenfell (uncredited) |
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Josie Grant as Woman in Pub (uncredited) |
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Joe Griffiths as Miriam's Pianist (uncredited) |
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Jim Brady as Man in Pub (uncredited) |
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Helen Keating as Busty Woman in Pub (uncredited) |
| Production | George Taylor | Executive Producer |
| Production | Lloyd Shirley | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Ian Kennedy Martin | Writer |
| Production | Ted Childs | Producer |
| Directing | Tom Clegg | Director |
