Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Frights
- Strong
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- It goes hard on frights — not a wind-down.
The story
A BBC adaptation of the Victorian "penny dreadful" tale of 19th century "demon barber" Sweeney Todd, of Fleet Street, who cuts the throats of unsuspecting clients in his London shop.
- barber
The bill
- David Bradley — Sweeney's Father
- Anthony O'Donnell — Gaoler
- Roger Frost — Customer
- David Foxxe — Rector
- Ben Walker — Tobias
- Jessica Hooker — Polly
- Paul Currier — Thornhill
- Mircea Drimbareanu — Mr. Lovett
- Gabriel Spahiu — Thief
- Vlad Rădescu — Sailor
- Bogdan Cotlet — Youth
- Directed
- David Moore
- Written
- Joshua St Johnston
Production
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 · 115 ratings
- Studio
- BBC
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
