The Sweeney (2012 film)

The Sweeney
UK theatrical release poster
Directed by	Nick Love
Screenplay by	Nick Love
Story by	Nick Love John Hodge
Based on	The Sweeney by Ian Kennedy Martin
Produced by	Allan Niblo Rupert Preston James Richardson Christopher Simon Felix Vossen
Starring	Ray Winstone Ben Drew Hayley Atwell Steven Mackintosh Paul Anderson Alan Ford Damian Lewis
Cinematography	Simon Dennis
Edited by	James Herbert
Music by	Lorne Balfe
Production company	Vertigo Films
Distributed by	Entertainment One
Release date	12 September 2012 (2012-09-12)
Running time	112 minutes[1]
Country	United Kingdom
Languages	English Serbian
Budget	£3 million
Box office	$7.7 million[2]

The Sweeney is a 2012 British action drama film, inspired by the 1970s The Sweeney, the British television police drama of the same name, but set in contemporary London. Written and directed by Nick Love, from a story by Love and John Hodge, it is based on the characters created by Ian Kennedy Martin. It stars Ray Winstone as Jack Regan, Plan B (credited as Ben Drew) as George Carter, and Damian Lewis as Frank Haskins, with Allen Leech and Hayley Atwell.

The story focuses on two members of the Flying Squad, a branch of the Metropolitan Police. The Squad's purpose is to investigate commercial armed robberies, along with the prevention and investigation of other serious armed crime. The title is derived from Sweeney Todd, which is Cockney rhyming slang for "Flying Squad". The film was released on 12 September 2012.