Sweeney Todd (2006) (TV)

Director:

Dave Moore

Writer:

Joshua St. Johnston (screenplay)

Release Date:

3 January 2006 (UK)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

Plot:

A BBC adaptation of the classic tale of the 18th century demon barber of Fleet Street, London, who cuts the throats of his unsuspecting clients in his shop. |

Plot Keywords:

Obsession | Throat Slitting | Trapdoor | Murder | 18th Century

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Radu Banzaru	...	Constable
David Bradley	...	Todds father
Zoltan Butuc	...	Gaoler
Paul Currier	...	Thornhill
Essie Davis	...	Mrs. Nellie Lovett
David Foxxe	...	Rector
Roger Frost	...	1st Customer
Tom Hardy	...	Matthew Payne
Jessica Hooker	...	Polly
Radu Andrei Micu	...	Yougth
Anthony O'Donnell	...	Gaoler
Gabriel Spahiu	...	Thief
Ben Walker	...	Tobias
David Warner	...	Sir John Fielding
Ray Winstone	...	Sweeney Todd

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:18 (DVD rating) | Argentina:18 | Australia:MA (TV rating)

Filming Locations:

MediaPro Studios, Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Box TV

Trivia:

Part of the plot involves a string of pearls. The Sweeney Todd story first appeared in a story entitled ‘The String of Pearls: A Romance’.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Sweeney is shaving the Jailer right at the start of the program we see him shave his top lip clean, then it cuts to a close shot of Sweeney and back to the Jailer. His top lip now has a full layer of shaving foam.

Quotes:

Matthew Payne: There's a ring here. I could take that to his wife. See if it's his.
Sir John Fielding: Yes.
Matthew Payne: Oh, it won't give. I'll have to cut the finger off.
Sir John Fielding: I don't think his immortal soul will mind one more little division to his earthly remains.

Movie Connections:

Version of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert (2001) (TV)

Great film in all respects.

This is a great film! It has good period costumes, the charters and acting are convincing, the set is simple and the scenes flow from one to the other. I found myself feeling vary involved in the film.

I am usually disappointed by films set in the past and feel that this is the perfect example of what I like in a period film with the hard accents and the attention to detail of the clothing and furniture.

The Acting was excellent by the actors of all the main characters and it is a great story of life of London's past.

I will find it interesting to see the Johnny Dept version of this film. I am expecting Hollywood to make a mess of it.

It was also fun because it was grim but not gruesome so my wife could watch the whole film.

This is a classic style horror film with a lot to it.