After Danny Keever, a convict on weekend release and due for parole, is framed in a bank robbery, Regan works to clear him.After Danny Keever, a convict on weekend release and due for parole, is framed in a bank robbery, Regan works to clear him.After Danny Keever, a convict on weekend release and due for parole, is framed in a bank robbery, Regan works to clear him.
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- TriviaJohn Collin (Parish) previously appeared with John Thaw in Misfire (1964), A Place of Refuge (1965) and Dead Man's Chest (1965)
- GoofsWrongly considered a goof: in the opening sequence, Haskins is overlooking the wrong bank - the raid is taking place at a different bank, established later as 200 yards away. The two locations are inter-cut.
- Quotes
Det. Insp. Jack Regan: That computer needs a new set of marbles.
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Another top-notch episode from season 1
The Sweeney are staking out at bank that Haskins' snout has told them is about to be blagged - unfortunately, it's the wrong bank, and a neighboring bank is robbed instead to the tune of £200k in cash.
The blaggers are clever in how they broke in and disabled the alarm system, and Reagan suspects it could be an inside job. The only clue is that the elderly security man who was tied up heard the name of the man who fixed the alarm - 'Danny'.
One local 'wire man' fits the bill - Danny Keever (played by Warren Clarke). The only problem is that he's already in prison (sent down by Haskins), but is on weekend release, and also on day release to work at an electronics company. Could he have taken part in the blag - thus potentially jeopardizing his 'soft' sentence... or, as Reagan suspects, has he been fitted-up?
This is a cracking episode with all the elements that made this show so good. The pre-credits sequence of the stocking-masked robbers breaking into the vault gets things off to an explosive start, and we can see we're dealing with real pros.
It's another episode where Reagan has to trust his instincts, despite interference from Haskins who, as usual, wants to take the easy options and undermine him.
I loved the piano music that accompanied the gang leader's sedate drive to the newsagent's in his Jag - once again the incidental music is well-chosen & complements the action in a clever & unusual way.
The story has plenty of twists and turns, and keeps you entertained and intrigued right until the end.
Highly recommend!
The blaggers are clever in how they broke in and disabled the alarm system, and Reagan suspects it could be an inside job. The only clue is that the elderly security man who was tied up heard the name of the man who fixed the alarm - 'Danny'.
One local 'wire man' fits the bill - Danny Keever (played by Warren Clarke). The only problem is that he's already in prison (sent down by Haskins), but is on weekend release, and also on day release to work at an electronics company. Could he have taken part in the blag - thus potentially jeopardizing his 'soft' sentence... or, as Reagan suspects, has he been fitted-up?
This is a cracking episode with all the elements that made this show so good. The pre-credits sequence of the stocking-masked robbers breaking into the vault gets things off to an explosive start, and we can see we're dealing with real pros.
It's another episode where Reagan has to trust his instincts, despite interference from Haskins who, as usual, wants to take the easy options and undermine him.
I loved the piano music that accompanied the gang leader's sedate drive to the newsagent's in his Jag - once again the incidental music is well-chosen & complements the action in a clever & unusual way.
The story has plenty of twists and turns, and keeps you entertained and intrigued right until the end.
Highly recommend!
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- Long Lane, Southwark, London, England, UK(Brenda returns to her shop after collecting her share of the robbery from Parish)
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