Shut it! This year, The Sweeney turns 50, so get your telly on. Because such is the crime drama ’s enduring appeal that it’ll probably be on right this second – swearing, glaring, and kicking in doors ...

Thaw's wife, actress Sheila Hancock, said "John died with his family around him." The 60-year-old actor was a respected actor for many years before landing the role of Colin Dexter's detective ...

The Sweeney attracted a peak audience of 19 million viewers and produced two solid spinoff films. But John Thaw decided to throw in the badge while they were still on top.

The iconic police series, created by Ian Kennedy Martin, debuted on UK TV in 1975 and was a ratings smash, running for four seasons and making household names out of John Thaw and Dennis Waterman ...

FLASHBACKS: Half a century ago, John Thaw’s flawed and fallible detective Jack Regan introduced the antihero to mainstream British TV audiences. Decades later, the show’s influence is still ...