Talk:The Sweeney
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Carter's provenance
It's true that in the Sweeney pilot (or at least the first episode), Regan makes reference Carter being from the Peckham area in South London. In later episodes, though, this was altered to give the impression that he was from Fulham. Anyone know why?
- It seems he was from Peckham but lived with his wife in Fulham, where she worked in a school. Valenciano (talk) 10:26, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Regan and the Stripper
In 'The Television Crimebusters Omnibus' (1994) Peter Haining mentions an episode called 'Regan and the Stripper', however I can find no mention of it in the article. Maybe it aired under a different name or it could be Haining talking complete rubbish as usual. Anybody know more of this? Colin4C (talk) 18:20, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
- No such episode or any with a plot substantially involving a stripper. He does visit a strip club to meet informant Joey Stickley in 'Supersnout' and it's unclear what his ex-girlfriend Iris Longs job is in 'Night out' but they don't seem to fit the description. Valenciano (talk) 10:26, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks for that. My information is that there is a Sweeney novel called either 'Regan and the Stripper' or 'Regan and the Bent Stripper' published in 1977, by Joe Balham. I assumed as per Haining that it was adapted from a Sweeney episode, though am not surprised that Haining has lived down to his usual standards of inaccuracy in this. Colin4C (talk) 10:38, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
- There is indeed 'Regan and the Bent Stripper' [1] but most of the books have nothing to do with the series so I doubt it's based on an actual episode. Valenciano (talk) 11:28, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks again. Perhaps we should mention these books in the article? Colin4C (talk) 11:32, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
- Done. If you need any more info, best place to ask is here where someone will know. [2] Valenciano (talk) 12:28, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks again. Perhaps we should mention these books in the article? Colin4C (talk) 11:32, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
- There is indeed 'Regan and the Bent Stripper' [1] but most of the books have nothing to do with the series so I doubt it's based on an actual episode. Valenciano (talk) 11:28, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks for that. My information is that there is a Sweeney novel called either 'Regan and the Stripper' or 'Regan and the Bent Stripper' published in 1977, by Joe Balham. I assumed as per Haining that it was adapted from a Sweeney episode, though am not surprised that Haining has lived down to his usual standards of inaccuracy in this. Colin4C (talk) 10:38, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
