Episode
The Sweeney: Big Spender
Overview
The Smith Brothers, a vicious group of mobsters, abandon their usual strong-arm tactics to run a parking ticket scam at a car park.
Details
- Series
- The Sweeney
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 1975-03-13
Episode context
Big Spender is Episode 11 in Season 1 of The Sweeney. It aired on 1975-03-13.
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