SWEENEY TODD (BBC) (2005)

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Plot

A dark and enthralling tale of love, obsession, murder and ultimately redemption. Sweeney Todd tells the story of the murderous barber of Fleet Street, East London, who slashed the necks of his unsuspecting victims whilst they sat in his chair. When Mrs Lovett, a young lady who isn't too choosy about her men, or the source of meat for her pies, is installed in a shop next door to Sweeney's thriving business, the pair forge a complex destructive partnership and customers begin to disappear with alarming regularity. Sweeney Todd is unable to run away from the monster inside and his murderous spree intensifies, threatening the lives of all around him. A bizarre and enjoyably voyeuristic tale of love, obsession, murder and ultimately redemption. Pheww!