Cover Story

This has always been one of my favourite episodes, and is another excellent entry in a very strong opening season.

The story concerns pretty journalist Sandy Williams (wonderfully played by the gorgeous Prunella Gee) who seems to somehow be involved in the proceeds of a blag that have gone missing. When an article of hers is published in a glossy mag concerning the aforesaid crime, she seems to know more than even the police - and gets a visit from The Sweeney.

Regan however falls for her charms very quickly, and is torn between his feelings for Sandy and his responsibility for locating the stolen loot. But just how involved is she?

The scenes involving Regan and Sandy are a joy to watch, and there's a real chemistry between them. She reels him in perfectly, and it seems he's very happy about it too - and wants to please her. The plot is intriguing as we want to think Sandy isn't involved - but all the evidence would seem to point otherwise.

Regan is desperate to clear her name - but can he put the love of a woman before his job as as a DI?

There's still room for fun as well with the flamenco dance in the restaurant - as well as a car chase towards the end involving the local fuzz, involving Regan with Carter in his own unmarked car.

This is an engaging and poignant episode that shows a new side to Regan & the show itself, and we get to really feel for him as a human being - with human frailties.

That's an unusual episode, but not what i expected, and that's precisely for this reason that it is unusual. There is no gangster here, no gun fights, not even a climax. Just a short car chase between street cops and our lead Flying squad characters...Well, it's not a lousy episode, on the contrary, but do not expect the same kind of elemnts that you had in the previous episodes, and also probably the next ones. This beautiful lady steals the show, by the way.

A misconceived episode of The Sweeney which left me wondering what the hell was that about?

Prunella Gee is certainly appealing as a reporter Sandy Williams who was once married to a Fleet Street tycoon. She arouses Regan's interest in more ways than one.

Carter tells Regan that Sandy has reported a detail on a crime story that they have only just discovered.

Regan wants to know if she is heavily involved with some criminals or has she been used. However things get romantic between the two and it is Carter who gets to the bottom of it by getting one heck of a beating.

Regan as a babe magnet just does not work as I recall at the time, the middle aged ladies preferred Dennis Waterman in The Sweeney than John Thaw who looked like he was approaching the official police retirement age.

The story makes no sense. It looks like it was a half baked first draft.

He resembles a Devil Doll and yet on The Sweeney he's got supermodels throwing themselves at him, and he doesn't have to be charming or have anything going on, he just stands there. It's both dated and fully bizarre, and actually makes John Thaw look bad because he's better than being that kind of character they try so hard making him be. And this episode caters to this bizarre attempt to turn him into Robert Redford.