Trivia: The blue Ford Cortina squad car seen in series 1 and 2 has the reg number NHK 296M. Sometimes it is fitted with a false number DLO 97M on the front (as has been noted as a mistake). The programme makers had been supplied with two cars from Ford, this Cortina and a Consul GT. The Cortina was fitted with this false plate to make the squad look like it had more cars, and only one number plate (the white front one) was made up to keep costs down, as the Sweeney had a small budget. In the series 3 episode "Pay Off" DLO 97M is on a white Cortina, in series three the same Triumph 2000 is seen with number plates TPA 931N and UUV 931N - again it is the same car with different number plates.
eric 64
9th Nov 2020
The Sweeney (1975)
9th Oct 2020
The Sweeney (1975)
Character mistake: Herbie is making an anonymous phone call to Tony Kirby arranging for him to meet Vaughan. He gives a time 3 o'clock but no location, how did Kirby know where to go when he didn't know who was making the call and no location was given? (00:41:56 - 00:42:25)
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Suggested correction: We don't hear the whole conversation. Herbie says "I thought you might like to meet him." Then it cuts to Mr. Kirby. He says "I think so" and is writing something down, but we don't hear what Herbie is saying. Then when he's finished writing he asks "what time?" It's safe to say Herbie was giving him the address and he was writing it down before being told "3:00."
1st Sep 2020
The Sweeney (1975)
Hit and Run - S2-E5
Question: Towards the end of this episode the squad car has to double park so Regan can use a phone box, as Regan gets out of the car a van has to drive round the squad car and the driver sounds the horn, Regan gesticulates and shouts "up yours" at the van driver. I wonder if this was scripted or was a random moment and John Thaw was ad-libbing?
Answer: Scripted.
31st Aug 2020
The Sweeney (1975)
Visible crew/equipment: Camera lights are visible on the white van used by the gang in the getaway for the first robbery.
31st Aug 2020
The Sweeney (1975)
Continuity mistake: Carter is in the betting shop watching Albert Milligan, when Milligan goes out of the shop you can see through the doorway a red Fiat coupé parked outside the shop which is still there when Carter leaves the shop, but when the scene changes to outside the shop the red Fiat is parked outside the shop next door.
31st Aug 2020
The Sweeney (1975)
Continuity mistake: At the retirement party when the carriage clock is first seen on the table it is showing the time as 10.10 but when it is being presented to the officer the time on the clock is now 10.05.
20th Aug 2020
The Sweeney (1975)
Visible crew/equipment: Camera lights are reflected on the black Humber parked outside the junk shop.
10th Aug 2020
The Sweeney (1975)
Continuity mistake: In the final car chase when Cooney jumps out of the car and it crashes into the barrels and explodes there is no-one on the back seat when the Princes should be there. (00:48:00)
10th Aug 2020
The Sweeney (1975)
Continuity mistake: During the first car chase it's obvious two different cars are used as the squad car reg no NHK295M. On one car the front right hand wing has a broken indicator and damage around it and a radio aerial, the other one has none of this.
10th Aug 2020
The Sweeney (1975)
Visible crew/equipment: When the Princes stop the jag to throw the man out, camera lights and a crew member are reflected in the side of the car. (00:01:17)
10th Aug 2020
The Sweeney (1975)
Big Spender - S1-E11
Revealing mistake: When Jacko gets out of Wardle's car at the pedestrian crossing a passing cyclist waves at the camera. (00:30:56)
10th Aug 2020
The Sweeney (1975)
Big Spender - S1-E11
Continuity mistake: At the race meeting when Carter is watching Charlie Smith, five horses start the race. Next shot of the race there are at least ten horses running.
10th Aug 2020
The Sweeney (1975)
Continuity mistake: During the first car chase the boot of the jag opens, and later on in the chase it has shut by itself.
3rd Aug 2020
The Sweeney (1975)
Continuity mistake: During the first car chase, Regan is a passenger in the squad car - the stunt double looks nothing like him.
28th Jul 2020
The Sweeney (1975)
The Placer - S1-E7
Continuity mistake: When the villains are following Fran their Jaguar S type changes between a grey one with the number plate NTW886G, and a blue one with OLY214E.
26th Jul 2020
The Sweeney (1975)
Audio problem: In some scenes the sound effect for the Ford Consul GT squad car is wrong - this car is fitted with a V6 engine but the sound is for a four cylinder engine.
26th Jul 2020
The Sweeney (1975)
Cover Story - S1-E8
Audio problem: Sandy's car is a Reliant Scimitar that has a V6 engine but the sound effect is for a four cylinder engine.
26th Jul 2020
The Sweeney (1975)
Cover Story - S1-E8
Continuity mistake: At the end Regan is driving the green ford escort at speed causing a police car to chase him, Carter is a passenger the two stunt doubles in the green escort do not look like Regan and Carter.
26th Jul 2020
The Sweeney (1975)
Cover Story - S1-E8
Audio problem: As Sandy drives away in her car the sound of the ignition key turning is still heard as the car drives off.
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