Career

Sweeney has numerous television credits, including Z-Cars (1971), Rumpole of the Bailey (1975), Dixon of Dock Green (1976), Softly, Softly (1971-1976), The New Avengers (1976), The Sweeney (appeared in the episodes "Taste of Fear" and "On the Run" in 1976), Return of the Saint (1978), Spearhead (1978-1979), Citizen Smith (1977-1980), Fairground, (1982) Remington Steele (1985), Matlock (1987), Jack the Ripper (1988) as John Netley, Minder (1980-1993), The Brittas Empire (1996), The Bill (1992-2006) and Casualty (1994-2007). His film appearances include The Best Pair of Legs in the Business (1973), The Bitch (1979), Foreign Your Eyes Only (1981), Lion of the Desert (1981), Without a Clue (1988), G:Montana – Greenwich Mean Time (1999), Revolver (2005), Dom Hemingway (2013) and Top Dog (2014).