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Post by Gene Hunt on Jul 13, 2015 11:36:33 GMT
Series 1 Episode 2 - Jackpot.
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Post by Vienna on Jul 27, 2015 19:32:40 GMT
This is one of the first ever episodes I watched on Central TV in the summer of 1984. I also had it on VHS; I think it cost about £10, just for one 50 minute episode! One of my favourite lines in the series comes from the main character in this story about a wages snatch foiled by the squad. On hearing the police have searched his flat, Biggleswade says: 'I bet you left it looking a right mess.' Regan replies: 'We left it as we found it - a right mess.'
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Post by Superclassic on Jul 27, 2015 19:58:05 GMT
I remember taping this episode off the TV, although I think I was too young to get anything out of it-in fact, I know I was. It would have been from Central TV, one of the re-runs in the 80s, I remember vividly Friday evening, 10.35pm, The Sweeney. That is what got me into the series in the first place. When we had a video recorder back then we had a few blank tapes, and one was a 60min tape.....and that was the one used to record the Sweeney by me every Friday evening. I remember very well recording 'The Placer' and not understanding at all why Regan had a tache and was driving a lorry. Too young, you see. But I stuck with it, kept going back,and look at me now......
A good episode, Jackpot. I like the line near the end, too-I'm no good at quoting lines from the Sweeney, I always seem to get them a bit wrong, but the bit where George says "I take my hat off to him" and Jack says something like "He would have took your hat and your head off given the chance".
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Post by Arthur Pringle on Jul 31, 2015 18:25:23 GMT
TV Times listing and Sweeney rhyming slang competition feature
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Post by Del Boy on Aug 1, 2015 10:43:06 GMT
What a great night's telly. I'd start watching 45 with Kid Jensen from 5.20 pm and stay on that channel all night Mind you when Crossroads is on I might nip down the Chippy and the Offy . Arthur, Thanks very much for taking the time to post the TV times pages on all the episodes
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Post by Arthur Pringle on Aug 1, 2015 15:29:51 GMT
Thanks Derek. Some scans I have are Sweeney related but not necessarily specific to a particular episode, where do you think it would be best to add these?
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Post by Del Boy on Aug 1, 2015 20:34:41 GMT
Good question Arthur. I've mentioned it to the 5th floor Arthur.
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Post by Mickyosan on Aug 17, 2015 11:49:55 GMT
Just noticed that on the actual entry for the Jackpot episode above, they've spelt Sweeny rather than Sweeney. Do I win a day trip back to 1975?
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Post by The Saint on Aug 17, 2015 16:58:19 GMT
Just noticed that on the actual entry for the Jackpot episode above, they've spelt Sweeny rather than Sweeney. Do I win a day trip back to 1975? Well spotted!
They have left that listing looking a right mess
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Post by Arthur Pringle on Aug 17, 2015 17:15:28 GMT
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